Risk factors for PTSD after Typhoon Morkot among elderly people in Taiwanese aboriginal communities

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Title:	Risk factors for PTSD after Typhoon Morkot among elderly people in Taiwanese aboriginal communities
Authors:	Chen Yi-Lung; Lai Chung-Sheng; Chen Wu-Tsung; HsuWen-Yau; Wu Yi-Chen; Chen Cheng-Sheng 許文耀
Contributors:	國立政治大學心理學系
Keywords:	Taiwan; trauma; relocation; older persons; disaster; depression; comorbidity; post-traumatic stress disorder
Date:	2011-06
Issue Date:	2013-07-23 16:17:26 (UTC+8)
Abstract:	Background: This study aimed to investigate the risk factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in a mid- and old-age population who experienced Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan. Methods: One hundred and twenty people, who were mostly Taiwanese aboriginal people aged 55 years and above, were invited to participate in this study. PTSD symptoms were assessed using the PTSD Symptom Scale (PSS-I). Information regarding demographic characteristics, relocation, personal injury, family death, property damage, and self-perceived health was collected. Results: 29.2% of study participants presented signiﬁcant PTSD symptomatology during the previous month. Development of PTSD symptomatology after the disaster was signiﬁcantly associated with being female (OR 3.63, 95% CI = 1.11–11.88), experiencing relocation (OR 5.64, 95% CI = 1.60–19.88), and having poorer self-perceived health (OR 4.24, 95% CI = 1.53–11.78) after controlling for age, education, personal injury, family death, and property damage. Further, by adding depression into the analysis, we found the risk factors were being female (OR 4.66, 95% CI = 1.16–18.80), experiencing relocation (OR 27.91, 95% CI = 3.74– 229.80), family death (OR 67.62, 95% CI = 2.85–1063.68), and poorer self-perceived health (OR 28.69, 95% CI = 4.52–182.06). Conclusion: Nearly 30% of the elderly people studied who experienced Typhoon Morakot developed signiﬁcant PTSD symptomatology. The risk factors for PTSD symptoms were female gender, poorer self-perceived health, relocation, family death, and depression. The elderly people who were relocated by governmental programs were more likely to develop PTSD symptomatology after experiencing trauma. Resettlement and rehabilitation programs after a disaster need to be more concerned with their psychological effects on victims
Relation:	International Psychogeriatrics, 23(10), 1686-1691
Data Type:	article
DOI:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610211000986

DCField	Value	Language
dc.contributor (Contributor)	國立政治大學心理學系	en_US
dc.creator (Authors)	Chen Yi-Lung; Lai Chung-Sheng; Chen Wu-Tsung; HsuWen-Yau; Wu Yi-Chen; Chen Cheng-Sheng	en_US
dc.creator (Authors)	許文耀	zh_TW
dc.date (Date)	2011-06	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2013-07-23 16:17:26 (UTC+8)	-
dc.date.available	2013-07-23 16:17:26 (UTC+8)	-
dc.date.issued (Issue Date)	2013-07-23 16:17:26 (UTC+8)	-
dc.identifier.uri (URI)	http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/59037	-
dc.description.abstract (Abstract)	Background: This study aimed to investigate the risk factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in a mid- and old-age population who experienced Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan. Methods: One hundred and twenty people, who were mostly Taiwanese aboriginal people aged 55 years and above, were invited to participate in this study. PTSD symptoms were assessed using the PTSD Symptom Scale (PSS-I). Information regarding demographic characteristics, relocation, personal injury, family death, property damage, and self-perceived health was collected. Results: 29.2% of study participants presented signiﬁcant PTSD symptomatology during the previous month. Development of PTSD symptomatology after the disaster was signiﬁcantly associated with being female (OR 3.63, 95% CI = 1.11–11.88), experiencing relocation (OR 5.64, 95% CI = 1.60–19.88), and having poorer self-perceived health (OR 4.24, 95% CI = 1.53–11.78) after controlling for age, education, personal injury, family death, and property damage. Further, by adding depression into the analysis, we found the risk factors were being female (OR 4.66, 95% CI = 1.16–18.80), experiencing relocation (OR 27.91, 95% CI = 3.74– 229.80), family death (OR 67.62, 95% CI = 2.85–1063.68), and poorer self-perceived health (OR 28.69, 95% CI = 4.52–182.06). Conclusion: Nearly 30% of the elderly people studied who experienced Typhoon Morakot developed signiﬁcant PTSD symptomatology. The risk factors for PTSD symptoms were female gender, poorer self-perceived health, relocation, family death, and depression. The elderly people who were relocated by governmental programs were more likely to develop PTSD symptomatology after experiencing trauma. Resettlement and rehabilitation programs after a disaster need to be more concerned with their psychological effects on victims	en_US
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dc.language.iso	en_US	-
dc.relation (Relation)	International Psychogeriatrics, 23(10), 1686-1691	en_US
dc.subject (Keywords)	Taiwan; trauma; relocation; older persons; disaster; depression; comorbidity; post-traumatic stress disorder	en_US
dc.title (Title)	Risk factors for PTSD after Typhoon Morkot among elderly people in Taiwanese aboriginal communities	en_US
dc.type (Data Type)	article	en
dc.identifier.doi (DOI)	10.1017/S1041610211000986	en_US
dc.doi.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610211000986	en_US

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