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Trauma-Related Symptoms in Sri Lankan Adult Survivors After the Tsunami: Pretraumatic and Peritraumatic Factors.
- Source :
- Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health; Jul2014, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p425-434, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Limited research has addressed factors associated with psychological distress following disasters among non-Western populations. The 2004 tsunami affected 1.7 million people across South Asia and Africa, with considerable variations in trauma-related outcomes. Pretraumatic and peritraumatic conditions associated with trauma-related symptoms in 305 Sri Lankan adult survivors (28% male, aged 18-83 years; mean = 39.9 years; standard deviation = 15.3), clinically assessed 1 month posttsunami, were evaluated retrospectively. Outcome measures were total scores on 11 trauma-related symptoms. Multivariate linear regression analyses tested for associations between pretraumatic and peritraumatic conditions and symptom scores, with peritraumatic conditions adjusted for pretraumatic variables. Pretraumatic conditions of female gender, employment, prior health and social issues, and substance use and peritraumatic conditions of loss of family, witnessing the tsunami, or suffering an injury were associated with trauma-related symptoms. The findings facilitate understanding cultural contexts that define risk factors associated with trauma-related symptoms in Sri Lankans, which are critical for developing culturally appropriate interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- INJURY risk factors
STATISTICAL correlation
COUNSELING
EMPLOYMENT
HEALTH status indicators
INTERVIEWING
LOSS (Psychology)
NATURAL disasters
POST-traumatic stress disorder
SEX distribution
SOCIAL networks
TIME
WOUNDS & injuries
MULTIPLE regression analysis
RETROSPECTIVE studies
SEVERITY of illness index
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
SYMPTOMS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10105395
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 98555358
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539513500337