Kauffman Brooke, Manning Kara, Zvolensky Michael J, Vujanovic Anka A
Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Fatigue. 2022;10(3):146-156. doi: 10.1080/21641846.2022.2095523. Epub 2022 Jun 30.
Firefighters are faced with numerous work-related demands and stressors, including exposure to potentially traumatic events, and are thus at an increased risk for poor mental health outcomes. To better understand the mental health of trauma-exposed firefighters, the current study sought to examine the association of fatigue sensitivity with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depressive symptom severity in a cross-sectional study design.
Participants included 107 ( = 40.8 years; = 8.95; age range: 21-67 years; 95.0% male) trauma-exposed firefighters.
Findings from the current study indicated that fatigue sensitivity was a statistically significant clinical correlate of PTSD, anxiety, and depressive symptom severity. The statistically significant incremental effects were small to medium across the mental health variables, but evident after accounting for years in the fire service, sleep quality, and trauma load.
The present data provide initial empirical evidence for the role of fatigue sensitivity in terms of a broad range of mental health indices among trauma-exposed firefighters.
消防员面临众多与工作相关的要求和压力源，包括接触潜在的创伤性事件，因此心理健康状况不佳的风险增加。为了更好地了解接触创伤的消防员的心理健康状况，本研究在横断面研究设计中，试图检验疲劳敏感性与创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）、焦虑和抑郁症状严重程度之间的关联。
参与者包括107名（平均年龄 = 40.8岁；标准差 = 8.95；年龄范围：21 - 67岁；95.0%为男性）接触创伤的消防员。
本研究结果表明，疲劳敏感性是PTSD、焦虑和抑郁症状严重程度在统计学上具有显著意义的临床相关因素。在心理健康变量方面，统计学上显著的增量效应为小到中等，但在考虑消防工作年限、睡眠质量和创伤负荷后很明显。
目前的数据为疲劳敏感性在接触创伤的消防员广泛的心理健康指标方面的作用提供了初步的实证证据。
