NCT03842553

Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Rescuers at Risk

Rescuers at Risk: Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Differ Among Police Officers, Fire Fighters, Ambulance Personnel, and Emergency and Psychiatric Nurses

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 1,001 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Bern · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This cross-sectional, anonymous online survey aims to examine how salient variables influence PTSS, well-being, and suicidal ideation across the following professions of rescue workers: firefighters, ambulance personnel, police officers, and emergency and psychiatric nurses. PTSS, coping strategies, well-being, suicidal ideation, previously experienced and work-related trauma, and self-efficacy were measured and analyzed using multiple regression and structural equation modeling.

Detailed description

Employees of rescue and emergency services are at a risk of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) due to exposure to trauma and work-related stressors. Salient predictors for the development of PTSS among rescue workers have been identified; however, little is known about how predictors (e.g. coping strategies) differ among professions requiring repeated engagement in emergencies. The present survey examines how these variables influence PTSS, well-being, and suicidal ideation across different professions of rescue Workers using multiple regression and structural equation modeling.

Conditions

• Trauma
• PTSD
• Self Efficacy
• Coping Skills
• Suicidal Ideation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	No Intervention: anonymous online survey

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-06-01
• Primary completion: 2015-05-01
• Completion: 2015-05-01
• First posted: 2019-02-15
• Last updated: 2019-03-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland