School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, PR China.
School of Family and Consumer Sciences, Northern Illinois University, 1425 West Lincoln Highway, DeKalb 60115, IL, USA.
Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2020 Feb;34(1):14-18. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2019.12.007. Epub 2019 Dec 14.
The study aims to investigate the psychological state of firefighters and to provide suggestions for working with firefighters in order to improve their mental health for the long term.
A questionnaire packet on depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and posttraumatic growth (PTG) was given to firefighters studying in a firefighter school of Nanjing to complete. A total of 409 valid questionnaires were retrieved.
(1) The prevalence of depression, PTSD, and PTG were 27.94%, 4.89% and 59.41% respectively. (2) Firefighters whose major were Information Communication and Equipment Safety reported higher levels of depression and PTSD compared to firefighters in other majors [F (3, 386) = 5.43, p < 0.001; F (3, 386) = 4.57, p < 0.01]. (3) There was no significant difference in PTG scores regardless of the majors and the length of military service of firefighters [F (3, 386) = 0.52, p > 0.05; F (3, 386) = 0.29, p > 0.05].
Firefighters did have a certain level of mental stress in their lives, and the mental stress levels were significantly different among firefighters with different majors and length of military service.
研究旨在调查消防员的心理状态，并为与消防员合作提供建议，以长期改善他们的心理健康。
对在南京某消防学校学习的消防员发放抑郁、创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）和创伤后成长（PTG）问卷包，共收回有效问卷 409 份。
（1）抑郁、PTSD 和 PTG 的患病率分别为 27.94%、4.89%和 59.41%。（2）与其他专业的消防员相比，信息通信与装备安全专业的消防员报告的抑郁和 PTSD 水平更高[F（3, 386）=5.43，p<0.001；F（3, 386）=4.57，p<0.01]。（3）消防员的 PTG 得分与专业和服役年限无关[F（3, 386）=0.52，p>0.05；F（3, 386）=0.29，p>0.05]。
消防员在生活中确实存在一定程度的心理压力，而且不同专业和服役年限的消防员的心理压力水平存在显著差异。
