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Post-traumatic stress disorder prevalence in employees of emergency departments of teaching hospitals affiliated to Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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Mohsen Aminizadeh   , Batoul Tirgari , Sedigheh Iranmanesh , Behshid Garoosi , Masoumeh Karimi , Hojat Sheikh-Bardsiri * |
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Abstract: (4616 Views) |
| Introduction: Personnel of emergency departments in hospitals have direct encounter with many events
that threat their own wellbeing during daily work and may cause post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In
the Iranian context, there are limited numbers of studies about the prevalence of PTSD among of hospital
emergency personnel. This study aimed to fulfill this goal among in hospitals affiliated to the by Kerman
University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Method: Using Mississippi Scale for Combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (M-PTSD), the PTSD
prevalence rate of all hospitals emergency personnel (n = 321) was assessed. Data were analyzed using
Kolmogorov-Smirnov, chi-square, and Pearson correlation tests.
Results: 5 personnel (2%) had slight, 235 (94%) had moderate, and 10 (5%) had severe PTSD. Mean
PTSD number of hospital emergency personnel was 97.02.
Discussion and Conclusion: The study suggests health care managers to organize systematic and
dynamic policies and procedures in order to assist personnel to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder. |
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| Keywords: Post-traumatic Stress disorder, Emergency personnel, Kerman, Iran |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2014/10/27 | Accepted: 2014/10/27 | Published: 2014/10/27
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