Analysis of Current Situation and Influencing Factors of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder among Emergency Medical Personnel in Xinjiang Fertiary Level General Hospitals
Analysis of Current Situation and Influencing Factors of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder among Emergency Medical Personnel in Xinjiang Fertiary Level General Hospitals
Objective:This study analyzed the current situation of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD)among emergency medical personnel in Xinjiang through a questionnaire survey of emergency medical personnel in a tertiary level general hospital,and provided a theoretical basis for the identification and intervention of psychological crisis among them.Methods:This study was a cross-sectional study,the whole-group sampling method was adopted to select emergency medical personnel from two tertiary level general hospitals in Urumqi.A total of 224 emergency medical personnel participated in the survey.The survey included the situation about post-traumatic stress disorder,general demographic characteristics,work status,and workplace violence among emergency medical personnel.Results:86(38.4%)of the 224 emergency medical personnel included in this study had PTSD.Different gender,education,occupation,health status,sleep quality,physical activity,title,weekly working hours,and night shift attendance were all significantly different in the incidence of PTSD among medical personnel(The x2 ranged from 3.89 to 36.46,all P<0.05).Binary logistic regression analysis showed that the risk of PTSD might be lower for good health(OR=0.087,95%CI:0.020-0.379)and good sleep quality(OR=0.073,95%CI:0.018-0.298).The risk of PTSD might be higher working 41-60 hours per week(OR=2.532,95%CI:1.188-5.395),>60 hours per week(OR=5.677,95%CI:1.118-28.828)compared to those working<41 hours per week.Conclusions:Health status,sleep quality,and weekly working hours are all factors that affect PTSD of the emergency medical personnel.Managers should increase their awareness of PTSD and develop effective interventions to reduce the occurrence of PTSD in emergency medical personnel.
关键词
急诊医护人员/创伤后应激障碍/影响因素/干预策略
Key words
Emergency medical personnel/Post-traumatic stress disorder/Influencing factors/Intervention strategies