Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of participating DMAT members (n=424)
| Variables | n (%) | mean (SD) | median (range) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) |
|
38.2 (7.5) |
|
| Period of deployment (days) |
|
|
4 (121) |
| Sex, women |
145 (34.2) |
|
|
| Marital status, married |
274 (64.6) |
|
|
| Presence of a child (or children) |
234 (55.2) |
|
|
| Highest Education, university or higher |
200 (47.2) |
|
|
| Current smoker |
100 (23.6) |
|
|
| Current drinker |
321 (75.7) |
|
|
| Occupation |
|
|
|
| Physician |
102 (24.1) |
|
|
| Nurse |
194 (45.8) |
|
|
| Operational coordination staff |
128 (30.2) |
|
|
| Past history of psychiatric illness, yes |
8 (1.9) |
|
|
| Stress prior to deployment, yes |
104 (24.5) |
|
|
| Injury during deployment, yes |
2 (0.5) |
|
|
| Disaster operation experience, yes |
84 (19.8) |
|
|
| Experience of contact with corpses, yes |
47 (11.1) |
|
|
| Experience of saving a child during deployment, yes |
21 (5.0) |
|
|
| Concern over radiation, yes |
39 (9.2) |
|
|
| Duration of time spent watching earthquake news |
|
|
|
| <1 hour |
107 (25.2) |
|
|
| 14 hours |
292 (68.9) |
|
|
| 4 hours | 25 (5.9) |
DMAT, disaster medical assistant team, SD, standard deviation