Table 1.
Demographic and Exposure Characteristics of Rescue Workers Who Participated in the Follow-up Study (n=191)
| Variables | n | % | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD, standard deviation.
RS-14, a short version of resilience scale; SF-PTGI, a short form of posttraumatic growth inventory; UWES, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale; IES-R, the Impact of Event Scale-Revised | ||||
| Age (years) | 42.4 | 7.8 | ||
| Men | 117 | 61.3 | ||
| Occupation | ||||
| Medical Doctor | 45 | 23.6 | ||
| Nurse | 83 | 43.5 | ||
| Operational coordination staff | 63 | 33.0 | ||
| Period of deployment (days) | 3.6 | 1.2 | ||
| Stress prior to deployment, yes | 53 | 27.7 | ||
| Saved a child during deployment, yes | 8 | 4.2 | ||
| Contact with corpses during deployment, yes | 14 | 7.3 | ||
| Concern over radiation exposure, yes | 14 | 7.3 | ||
| RS-14 at baseline | 68.1 | 12.2 | ||
| PDI at baseline | 12.3 | 7.1 | ||
| SF-PTGI at follow-up | 17.8 | 10.6 | ||
| Relating to others | 4.2 | 2.6 | ||
| New possibilities | 3.8 | 2.7 | ||
| Personal strength | 3.0 | 2.4 | ||
| Spiritual change | 2.0 | 2.2 | ||
| Appreciation of life | 4.9 | 2.6 | ||
| UWES at follow-up | 25.5 | 10.8 | ||
| Vigor | 7.9 | 3.8 | ||
| Dedication | 9.6 | 3.7 | ||
| absorption | 7.9 | 3.9 | ||
| IES-R at follow-up | 5.4 | 6.7 | ||