Quality of life, physical diseases, and psychological impairment among survivors 3 years after Wenchuan earthquake: a population based survey
| Autor: | Youping Li, Jin Wen, Fang Wang, Ping Yuan, Ying-kang Shi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty China Cross-sectional study Epidemiology Clinical Research Design Prevalence Poison control Psychological Stress lcsh:Medicine Social and Behavioral Sciences Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic Quality of life Surveys and Questionnaires Injury prevention Earthquakes Medicine Humans Psychology Clinical Epidemiology Survivors Psychiatry lcsh:Science Biology Multidisciplinary Population Biology business.industry lcsh:R Middle Aged Mental health Social Epidemiology Cross-Sectional Studies Mental Health Quality of Life Female lcsh:Q business Demography Research Article |
| Zdroj: | PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 8, p e43081 (2012) PLoS ONE |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| Popis: | Background Few research studies have addressed the long-term effects caused by catastrophes, and no study has ever explored the life quality, physical diseases, and psychological impairment of earthquake survivors at the same time. This study seeks to reveal survivors' quality of life, physical diseases, and mental health. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted through multi-stage sampling approach three years after the Wenchuan earthquake. Results A total of 2525 subjects were interviewed. Symptoms of PTSD were reported by 8.8% of the respondents from the seriously affected areas and 0.5%, the less hit areas. Prevalence of chronic diseases was 39.2% and 22.1% respectively, and two-week prevalence rate, 24.9% and 12.7% respectively. In the multivariate analysis, two-week prevalence, displacement, no regular income, receiving mental health support after the disaster, family members died or missing, injured due to the quake, and person who witnessed someone being killed or injured were independently associated with higher prevalence for symptoms of PTSD. Most subscales of SF-12 negatively correlated with age, chronic diseases, two-week prevalence, injured due to the disaster, home or property loss, and score of the 3-year PTSD symptoms, but positively correlated with higher education and higher household income. Conclusions The rates of physical diseases and symptoms of PTSD were relatively high, and the quality of life was poor among victims in the hard-hit areas 3 years after the earthquake. Physical impairment correlated with symptom of PTSD, and both were negatively associated with quality of life. |
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