Prevalence and predictors for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among firefighters: a systematic review

Introduction Emergency work with regular exposure to traumatic events may cause a large burden of mental health consequences. Among the first responders, firefighters are generally said to have a larger risk for PTSD as they involve directly and indirectly with critical incidents and traumatic even...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Naim Mat Salleh,, Halim Ismail,, Hanizah Mohd Yusoff,
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
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spelling my-ukm.journal.153132020-10-02T08:38:59Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15313/ Prevalence and predictors for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among firefighters: a systematic review Muhammad Naim Mat Salleh, Halim Ismail, Hanizah Mohd Yusoff, Introduction Emergency work with regular exposure to traumatic events may cause a large burden of mental health consequences. Among the first responders, firefighters are generally said to have a larger risk for PTSD as they involve directly and indirectly with critical incidents and traumatic events as part of their duties. This systematic review will determine the prevalence of PTSD and identify factors which associated to the PTSD among firefighters. Methods Systematic search was performed for published articles from year 2007 till 2017 from five electronic literature databases and the PRISMA checklist was used for the workflow for article selection. A total of 12 articles were selected for final examination from a total of 188 articles screened. Results The prevalence of PTSD among firefighters are ranged from 6.4% to 57 %. Predictors are include demographic factor (age, educational level and marital status), job factors (years of service, rank, numbers of traumatic events, job stress, organization stress and burnout, occupational effort, internal locus control, resource availability, debriefing attendance), social support, post traumatic growth, comorbidity (anxiety, depression, work related injuries, chronic musculoskeletal disorder), coping style, resilience, personality, biological factor (adiponectin level) and physical factor (waist circumference, body mass index). Conclusions Various factors identified in different dimensions in order to promote the opportunities for firefighters to grow for a better outcome psychologically. Therefore, it is vital to recognize modifiable factors which are associated with PTSD and research need to focus more on these factors or predictors. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15313/1/259-Article%20Text-1403-3-10-20200507.pdf Muhammad Naim Mat Salleh, and Halim Ismail, and Hanizah Mohd Yusoff, (2020) Prevalence and predictors for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among firefighters: a systematic review. International Journal of Public Health Research, 10 (1). pp. 1183-1194. ISSN 2232-0245 http://spaj.ukm.my/ijphr/index.php/ijphr/issue/view/26
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description Introduction Emergency work with regular exposure to traumatic events may cause a large burden of mental health consequences. Among the first responders, firefighters are generally said to have a larger risk for PTSD as they involve directly and indirectly with critical incidents and traumatic events as part of their duties. This systematic review will determine the prevalence of PTSD and identify factors which associated to the PTSD among firefighters. Methods Systematic search was performed for published articles from year 2007 till 2017 from five electronic literature databases and the PRISMA checklist was used for the workflow for article selection. A total of 12 articles were selected for final examination from a total of 188 articles screened. Results The prevalence of PTSD among firefighters are ranged from 6.4% to 57 %. Predictors are include demographic factor (age, educational level and marital status), job factors (years of service, rank, numbers of traumatic events, job stress, organization stress and burnout, occupational effort, internal locus control, resource availability, debriefing attendance), social support, post traumatic growth, comorbidity (anxiety, depression, work related injuries, chronic musculoskeletal disorder), coping style, resilience, personality, biological factor (adiponectin level) and physical factor (waist circumference, body mass index). Conclusions Various factors identified in different dimensions in order to promote the opportunities for firefighters to grow for a better outcome psychologically. Therefore, it is vital to recognize modifiable factors which are associated with PTSD and research need to focus more on these factors or predictors.
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author Muhammad Naim Mat Salleh,
Halim Ismail,
Hanizah Mohd Yusoff,
spellingShingle Muhammad Naim Mat Salleh,
Halim Ismail,
Hanizah Mohd Yusoff,
Prevalence and predictors for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among firefighters: a systematic review
author_facet Muhammad Naim Mat Salleh,
Halim Ismail,
Hanizah Mohd Yusoff,
author_sort Muhammad Naim Mat Salleh,
title Prevalence and predictors for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among firefighters: a systematic review
title_short Prevalence and predictors for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among firefighters: a systematic review
title_full Prevalence and predictors for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among firefighters: a systematic review
title_fullStr Prevalence and predictors for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among firefighters: a systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence and predictors for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among firefighters: a systematic review
title_sort prevalence and predictors for post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) among firefighters: a systematic review
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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