Psychological distress and alcohol use among fire fighters.
Scand J Work Environ Health
; 19(2): 121-5, 1993 Apr.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8316779
Few studies have investigated stressors to which fire fighters are subjected and the potential psychological consequences. One hundred and forty-five fire fighters were studied to enumerate potential occupational stressors, assess psychological distress and problems with alcohol use, and determine whether a relationship exists between these measures and self-reported stressors. Hearing that children are in a burning building was the highest ranked stressor. According to three self-report instruments, between 33 and 41% of the fire fighters were experiencing significant psychological distress, and 29% had possible or probable problems with alcohol use. These figures are significantly higher than would be expected in a typical community or working population. In a logistic regression analysis, no relationship was found between measures of psychological distress and alcohol use and the 10 most highly ranked work stressors.
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01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
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8_ODS3_consumo_sustancias_psicoactivas
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos
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Estresse Psicológico
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Alcoolismo
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Incêndios
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Doenças Profissionais
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Scand J Work Environ Health
Ano de publicação:
1993
Tipo de documento:
Article