Table A.1.
Course of health problems and cigarettes consumption
| 2–3 weeks post-disaster |
18 months post-disaster |
t | d.f. | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | S.D. | M | S.D. | ||||
| Intrusionsa | 11.8 | 9.3 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 63 | 0.000 |
| Avoidance reactionsa | 6.3 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 63 | 0.001 |
| Psychological distressb | 106.2 | 29.0 | 102.6 | 20.0 | 1.3 | 63 | ns |
| Depression symptomsb | 19.4 | 6.2 | 18.4 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 63 | ns |
| Hostility symptomsb | 6.9 | 1.7 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 64 | ns |
| Cigarette consumptionc | 5.4 | 8.7 | 4.5 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 65 | ns |
At 2–3 weeks and 18 months post-disaster, 79 and 66 ambulance personnel respectively participated. In total, 66 participated at both waves.
a
Impact of Events Scale.
b
Symptom Checklist SCL-90-R.
c
Dutch Local and National Public Health Monitor.