North Carol S, Pollio David E, Pfefferbaum Betty, Megivern Deborah, Vythilingam Meena, Westerhaus Elizabeth Terry, Martin Gregory J, Hong Barry A
School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 2005 Aug;193(8):523-7. doi: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000172598.82779.12.
Systematic studies of mental health effects of bioterrorism on exposed populations have not been carried out. Exploratory focus groups were conducted with an exposed population to provide qualitative data and inform empirical research. Five focus groups of 28 political worker volunteers were conducted 3 months after the October 15, 2001, anthrax attack on Capitol Hill. More than 2000 transcribed focus group passages were categorized using qualitative software. The category with the most items was authorities' response (23% passages), and much of this discussion pertained to communication by authorities. The category with the fewest items was symptoms (4%). Identified issues were less within individuals and more between them and authorities. Risk communication by authorities regarding safety and medical issues was a prominent concern among Capitol Hill office staff workers regarding the anthrax incident on Capitol Hill. This suggests focus on risk communication in developing interventions, but more systematic investigation is needed.
尚未对生物恐怖主义对受影响人群心理健康的影响进行系统研究。针对受影响人群开展了探索性焦点小组，以提供定性数据并为实证研究提供信息。2001年10月15日国会山发生炭疽袭击事件3个月后，对28名政治工作志愿者进行了5个焦点小组访谈。使用定性软件对2000多条焦点小组访谈记录进行了分类。项目最多的类别是当局的应对措施（占23%的记录），其中大部分讨论与当局的沟通有关。项目最少的类别是症状（占4%）。发现的问题较少涉及个人，更多涉及个人与当局之间的问题。当局就安全和医疗问题进行的风险沟通是国会山办公室工作人员对国会山炭疽事件的一个突出担忧。这表明在制定干预措施时应关注风险沟通，但还需要更系统的调查。
