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Posttraumatic stress disorder and sleep quality among urban firefighters in Thailand
BACKGROUND: Urban firefighters are at risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) because of their occupational exposure to trauma events. Little is known, however, about the effects of exposure to trauma events on sleep quality among firefighters in Thailand. PURPOSE: The objective of this study wa...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6698610/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31616194 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NSS.S207764 |
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author | Khumtong, Chinchuta Taneepanichskul, Nutta |
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description | BACKGROUND: Urban firefighters are at risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) because of their occupational exposure to trauma events. Little is known, however, about the effects of exposure to trauma events on sleep quality among firefighters in Thailand. PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to find an assocaition between PTSD and sleep quality among firefighters. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among active male firefighters in Bangkok. Participants completed the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist – Civilian Version (PCL-C-THAI) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI-THAI) questionnaires. Multivariable logistic regression models were performed to estimate adjusted odds ratio (AOR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). RESULTS: A total of 1215 firefighters participated, of which 78 (6.4%) met the suggested PCL cut-point criteria for civilians (PCL-C scores >44). In addition, 596 (49.1%) had poor sleep quality (PSQI >5). PTSD firefighters had increased 6.49 fold odds of poorer sleep quality (AOR =6.49, 95% CI 3.13–13.44). CONCLUSION: Firefighters with PTSD had a significantly higher probability of experiencing poor sleep quality than those without. In response, a psychological health intervention may be needed to enhance the firefighters’ health. |
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spelling | pubmed-66986102019-10-15 Posttraumatic stress disorder and sleep quality among urban firefighters in Thailand Khumtong, Chinchuta Taneepanichskul, Nutta Nat Sci Sleep Original Research BACKGROUND: Urban firefighters are at risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) because of their occupational exposure to trauma events. Little is known, however, about the effects of exposure to trauma events on sleep quality among firefighters in Thailand. PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to find an assocaition between PTSD and sleep quality among firefighters. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among active male firefighters in Bangkok. Participants completed the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist – Civilian Version (PCL-C-THAI) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI-THAI) questionnaires. Multivariable logistic regression models were performed to estimate adjusted odds ratio (AOR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). RESULTS: A total of 1215 firefighters participated, of which 78 (6.4%) met the suggested PCL cut-point criteria for civilians (PCL-C scores >44). In addition, 596 (49.1%) had poor sleep quality (PSQI >5). PTSD firefighters had increased 6.49 fold odds of poorer sleep quality (AOR =6.49, 95% CI 3.13–13.44). CONCLUSION: Firefighters with PTSD had a significantly higher probability of experiencing poor sleep quality than those without. In response, a psychological health intervention may be needed to enhance the firefighters’ health. Dove 2019-08-14 /pmc/articles/PMC6698610/ /pubmed/31616194 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NSS.S207764 Text en © 2019 Khumtong and Taneepanichskul. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). |
spellingShingle | Original Research Khumtong, Chinchuta Taneepanichskul, Nutta Posttraumatic stress disorder and sleep quality among urban firefighters in Thailand |
title | Posttraumatic stress disorder and sleep quality among urban firefighters in Thailand |
title_full | Posttraumatic stress disorder and sleep quality among urban firefighters in Thailand |
title_fullStr | Posttraumatic stress disorder and sleep quality among urban firefighters in Thailand |
title_full_unstemmed | Posttraumatic stress disorder and sleep quality among urban firefighters in Thailand |
title_short | Posttraumatic stress disorder and sleep quality among urban firefighters in Thailand |
title_sort | posttraumatic stress disorder and sleep quality among urban firefighters in thailand |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6698610/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31616194 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NSS.S207764 |
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