Traumatic Stress in Emergency Medical Technicians: Protective Role of Age and Education

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dc.contributor.authorKilic, Cengiz
dc.contributor.authorInci, Figen
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-01T13:38:39Z
dc.date.available2019-08-01T13:38:39Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentNiğde ÖHÜ
dc.description.abstractObjective: Some professions carry higher risk of being traumatised; health care workers, especially those working at emergency services, are at higher risk in this respect. This study aims to examine the psychological effects of different types of work-related traumatic events on emergency health care staff and possible protective effects of factors such as age, education and experience. Method: The targeted population was all emergency health care workers working at emergency wards and first-aid stations within the province of Nigde. Consenting subjects were given self-report questionnaires on traumatic stress and work-related traumatic events. 135 emergency workers (90 female, 45 male), with complete data sets were included in the study. Results: The subjects reported experiencing 6.8 types of different work-related traumas. Those who are older and with higher education reported higher numbers of event types. Traumatic stress levels were predicted by higher number of reported work-related trauma types. When analyzed separately within age and education groups, number of work-related traumatic events predicted traumatic stress among younger subjects and those with lower education; no such prediction was observed among older or more educated subjects. Conclusion: Findings suggest that lower education and younger age independently predict negative psychological effects of work-related traumatic events. These findings may lead to changes in how emergency health care is organized in Turkey.
dc.identifier.endpage241
dc.identifier.issn1300-2163
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.pmid26731020
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84960926936
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage236
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/3841
dc.identifier.volume26
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000366243000003
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
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dc.language.isotr
dc.publisherTURKIYE SINIR VE RUH SAGLIGI DERNEGI
dc.relation.ispartofTURK PSIKIYATRI DERGISI
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectEmergency medicine
dc.subjecteducation
dc.subjectPTSD
dc.titleTraumatic Stress in Emergency Medical Technicians: Protective Role of Age and Education
dc.typeArticle

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