Posttraumatic stress and other health consequences of catastrophic avalanches: A 16-year follow-up of survivors.
Name:
Publisher version
View Source
Access full-text PDFOpen Access
View Source
Check access options
Check access options
Average rating
Cast your vote
You can rate an item by clicking the amount of stars they wish to award to this item.
When enough users have cast their vote on this item, the average rating will also be shown.
Star rating
Your vote was cast
Thank you for your feedback
Thank you for your feedback
Authors
Thordardottir, Edda BjorkValdimarsdottir, Unnur Anna
Hansdottir, Ingunn
Resnick, Heidi
Shipherd, Jillian C
Gudmundsdottir, Berglind
Issue Date
2015-05
Metadata
Show full item recordCitation
J Anxiety Disord. 2015, 32:103-11Abstract
To date, no study has investigated the effects of avalanches on survivor's health beyond the first years. The aim of this study was to examine long-term health status 16 years after exposure to avalanches using a matched cohort design. Mental health, sleep quality and somatic symptoms among avalanche survivors (n=286) and non-exposed controls (n=357) were examined. Results showed that 16% of survivors currently experience avalanche-specific PTSD symptoms (PDS score>14). In addition, survivors presented with increased risk of PTSD hyperarousal symptoms (>85th percentile) (aRR=1.83; 98.3% CI [1.23-2.74]); sleep-related problems (PSQI score>5) (aRR=1.34; 95% CI [1.05-1.70]); PTSD-related sleep disturbances (PSQI-A score≥4) (aRR=1.86; 95% CI [1.30-2.67]); musculoskeletal and nervous system problems (aRR 1.43; 99% CI 1.06-1.93) and gastrointestinal problems (aRR 2.16; 99% CI 1.21-3.86) compared to the unexposed group. Results highlight the need for treatment for long-term PTSD symptoms and sleep disruption in disaster communities.Description
To access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink at the bottom of the pageAdditional Links
http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.03.005http://ac.els-cdn.com/S0887618515000456/1-s2.0-S0887618515000456-main.pdf?_tid=cb8a43d2-3b67-11e5-bef6-00000aacb361&acdnat=1438775448_b2fb96bfd0dcde7f3905081e9dd34d3b
Rights
Archived with thanks to Journal of anxiety disordersae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.03.005
Scopus Count
Collections
Related articles
- Sleep quality problems three decades post-disaster.
- Authors: Bakker LP, Småstuen MC, Reichelt JG, Gjerstad CL, Weisaeth L, Herlofsen PH, Grov EK
- Issue date: 2019 Feb
- The Manifestations of Sleep Disturbances 16 Years Post-Trauma.
- Authors: Thordardottir EB, Hansdottir I, Valdimarsdottir UA, Shipherd JC, Resnick H, Gudmundsdottir B
- Issue date: 2016 Aug 1
- The trajectory of symptom burden in exposed and unexposed survivors of a major avalanche disaster: a 30 year long-term follow-up study.
- Authors: Bakker LP, Småstuen MC, Reichelt JG, Gjerstad CL, Tønnessen A, Weisæth L, Herlofsen PH, Grov EK
- Issue date: 2019 Jun 10
- Risk Factors for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Avalanche Survivors: A 16-Year Follow-Up.
- Authors: Thordardottir EB, Hansdottir I, Shipherd JC, Valdimarsdottir UA, Resnick H, Elklit A, Gudmundsdottir R, Gudmundsdottir B
- Issue date: 2016 Apr
- Disaster exposure as a risk factor for mental health problems, eighteen months, four and ten years post-disaster--a longitudinal study.
- Authors: van den Berg B, Wong A, van der Velden PG, Boshuizen HC, Grievink L
- Issue date: 2012 Sep 18