Psychological, Physical and Behavioral Health of Adults, 3 Years After Exposure to a Train Derailment.
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| Title: | Psychological, Physical and Behavioral Health of Adults, 3 Years After Exposure to a Train Derailment. |
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| Authors: | Maltais, Danielle1 danielle_maltais@uqac.ca, Généreux, Mélissa2, Roy, Mathieu2, Fortin, Geneviève1, Pouliot, Eve1, Bergeron-Leclerc, Christiane1, Cherblanc, Jacques1, Labra, Oscar3, Lachance, Lise1, Paquette, Linda1 |
| Source: | Inquiry (00469580). 9/30/2022, p1-14. 14p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Alcoholism, *Mental depression, Mass casualties, Accidents, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Cross-sectional method, Railroads, Health status indicators, Mental health, Psychological distress, Cronbach's alpha, Logistic regression analysis, Questionnaires, Sample size (Statistics), Chi-squared test, Posttraumatic growth, Quantitative research, Descriptive statistics, Surveys, Odds ratio, Disasters, Data analysis software, Confidence intervals, Sociodemographic factors, Time, Drinking behavior, Drug utilization, Impact of Event Scale |
| Abstract: | In July 2013, a train derailment profoundly disrupted the tranquility of the population of Lac-Mégantic for months and even years. In 2016, we conducted a representative population-based survey among 387 people from Lac-Mégantic and 413 from other municipalities with the aim to document psychological and physical health of adults exposed to the disaster. This article examines differences between 3 groups of respondents: those who were highly, moderately or not exposed to the train accident. Khi Square analyses, odds ratios and logistic regressions were used to examine differences between the 3 groups of respondents (high, moderate and no exposure). Results show that the level of exposure to this technological disaster is strongly associated with psychological suffering, post-traumatic growth, physical heath, drinking patterns, and use of prescribed and non-prescribed drugs. We can explain these results by the nature and cause of the event as well as its consequences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | In July 2013, a train derailment profoundly disrupted the tranquility of the population of Lac-Mégantic for months and even years. In 2016, we conducted a representative population-based survey among 387 people from Lac-Mégantic and 413 from other municipalities with the aim to document psychological and physical health of adults exposed to the disaster. This article examines differences between 3 groups of respondents: those who were highly, moderately or not exposed to the train accident. Khi Square analyses, odds ratios and logistic regressions were used to examine differences between the 3 groups of respondents (high, moderate and no exposure). Results show that the level of exposure to this technological disaster is strongly associated with psychological suffering, post-traumatic growth, physical heath, drinking patterns, and use of prescribed and non-prescribed drugs. We can explain these results by the nature and cause of the event as well as its consequences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00469580 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00469580221125765 |
