Partial and full PTSD in Brazilian ambulance workers: Prevalence and impact on health and on quality of life
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A cross‐sectional survey for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was conducted with 234 Brazilian ambulance workers (180 men and 54 women) using a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist–Civilian Version, and the Short Form Health Survey‐36. Current prevalence rates for full and partial PTSD were 5.6% (men = 6.7%, women = 1.9%) and 15% (men = 13.3%, women = 20.4%), respectively. Male workers with full PTSD were more likely to be nonmarried (75% vs. 43%) and those with partial PTSD reported more emotional problems (65.2% vs. 30%) and medical visits (67% vs. 44%) than the controls. Workers with PTSD showed impairment in the physical and mental domains of the SF‐36, whereas workers with partial PTSD had only the later compromised. The characteristics and the level of exposure to trauma of the study population may account for the low prevalence of PTSD.
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- Authors
- Berger, W., Figueira, I., Maurat, A. M., Bucassio, É. P., Vieira, I., Jardim, S. R., Coutinho, E. S. F., Mari, J. J., & Mendlowicz, M. V.
- Affiliations
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca (BR)
- Corresponding author
- Mendlowicz, Mauro V.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of Traumatic Stress
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2007-08
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 637-642
- ISSN
- 0894-9867 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6598
- OpenAlex
- W2084653333
- Cited by
- 125
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 11
- FWCI
- 4.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Traumatic Stress (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UNIFESP Institutional Repository (Universidade Federal de São Paulo) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- CNPq (Nacional Research Council)-Projeto Milênio-Federal Government of Brazil (#420122/2005-2)
- GSE-CBMERJ
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Performance
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Keywords
- post-traumatic stress disorder, ambulance personnel, emergency medical personnel, occupational trauma exposure, PTSD prevalence, quality of life, health-related quality of life, emotional problems, gender differences, marital status
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Affective Symptoms, Ambulances, Brazil, Cross-Sectional Studies, Emergency Medical Technicians, Health Status, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Military Personnel, Occupational Diseases, Personality Inventory, Quality of Life, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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