Carla De Stefano1,2, Massimiliano Orri3, Jean Marc Agostinucci4, Haroun Zouaghi4, Frederic Lapostolle1, Thierry Baubet2, Frederic Adnet1. 1. AP-HP, Urgences-Samu 93, hôpital Avicenne, Université Paris 13, Bobigny, France. 2. AP-HP, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and General Psychiatry, Avicenne Hospital, Paris 13 Sorbonne University, Paris Cité, Laboratoire UTRPP (EA 4403), Inserm, 669, France. 3. CESP, Fac. de médecine-Univ. Paris-Sud, Fac. de médecine-UVSQ, INSERM, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France. 4. French Red Cross, Seine Saint-Denis District, Paris, France.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The terrorist attacks in Paris and Saint Denis on November 13, 2015 were an unprecedented traumatic event in France. It was an especially distressing ordeal for the healthcare personnel involved in the care of the victims. The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of direct participation in the rescue on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among these workers. METHODS: Less than a month later, 613 healthcare providers (professionals and paraprofessionals) from three hospitals in the Paris suburbs were asked to complete an anonymous questionnaire. A multivariable Poisson model estimated the effect of participating onsite in the rescue (exposure variable) on the number of PTSD symptoms measured by the Trauma Screening Questionnaire (TSQ; outcome variable), adjusted for covariates. RESULTS: Two hundred thirty-three providers completed the assessment (38% response rate), 130 participated directly in the rescue (56%). Participation was associated with a higher number of symptoms of PTSD (RR = 1.34, P = .002) than for nonparticipants. Female gender (RR = 1.39, P < .001) and basic (vs. advanced or intermediate) life-saving training (RR = 1.42, P = .004) were also associated with more PTSD symptoms. Participants in the rescue were at 2.76 times more risk of a probable PTSD diagnosis (OR = 2.76, P = .037), defined as reporting at least six PTSD symptoms. Sensitivity analyses using propensity score matching supported the robustness of our findings. CONCLUSIONS: Healthcare providers directly involved in the rescue of the victims of the Paris and Saint Denis attacks reported a significantly higher psychological impact, defined by PTSD symptoms, than those not directly involved.
BACKGROUND: The terrorist attacks in Paris and Saint Denis on November 13, 2015 were an unprecedented traumatic event in France. It was an especially distressing ordeal for the healthcare personnel involved in the care of the victims. The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of direct participation in the rescue on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among these workers. METHODS: Less than a month later, 613 healthcare providers (professionals and paraprofessionals) from three hospitals in the Paris suburbs were asked to complete an anonymous questionnaire. A multivariable Poisson model estimated the effect of participating onsite in the rescue (exposure variable) on the number of PTSD symptoms measured by the Trauma Screening Questionnaire (TSQ; outcome variable), adjusted for covariates. RESULTS: Two hundred thirty-three providers completed the assessment (38% response rate), 130 participated directly in the rescue (56%). Participation was associated with a higher number of symptoms of PTSD (RR = 1.34, P = .002) than for nonparticipants. Female gender (RR = 1.39, P < .001) and basic (vs. advanced or intermediate) life-saving training (RR = 1.42, P = .004) were also associated with more PTSD symptoms. Participants in the rescue were at 2.76 times more risk of a probable PTSD diagnosis (OR = 2.76, P = .037), defined as reporting at least six PTSD symptoms. Sensitivity analyses using propensity score matching supported the robustness of our findings. CONCLUSIONS: Healthcare providers directly involved in the rescue of the victims of the Paris and Saint Denis attacks reported a significantly higher psychological impact, defined by PTSD symptoms, than those not directly involved.
Authors: Cécile Vuillermoz; Lise Eilin Stene; Lydéric Aubert; Yvon Motreff; Philippe Pirard; Thierry Baubet; Sophie Lesieur; Pierre Chauvin; Stéphanie Vandentorren Journal: BMC Med Res Methodol Date: 2020-03-14 Impact factor: 4.615
Authors: Y Motreff; P Pirard; C Vuillermoz; G Rabet; M Petitclerc; L Eilin Stene; T Baubet; P Chauvin; S Vandentorren Journal: Occup Med (Lond) Date: 2022-02-22 Impact factor: 1.611