Jones Rikki, Ranse Jamie, Rice Kylie, Usher Kim, Jackson Debra, Sutton Clare, Kabir Humayun, Gayed Aimee, Wong Horas, Clegg Lisa, Arena Andrew
University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.
Manna Institute, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.
Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2025 Apr;34(2):e70046. doi: 10.1111/inm.70046.
This perspective presents a discussion on digital interventions and strategies to support the mental health of first responders working in regional, rural and remote areas. First responders are often required to respond to traumatic, violent and challenging situations. Accumulative exposure to these situations can impact first responders' mental health, and symptoms of depression, anxiety, psychological distress, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are common. Rural first responders have similar prevalence rates of trauma to their metropolitan counterparts. However, rural first responders are likely to experience psychological difficulties exacerbated by limited access to mental health interventions due to geographical isolation and limited availability of services. Geographical location and availability of services are barriers often preventing first responders working in rural areas from accessing interventions to help them manage their mental health. Digital adaptations of mental health interventions may help to fill this gap in rural health care. Despite the popularity of first responder research developing and evaluating industry-specific mental health interventions and strategies, there is limited research focussing specifically on the effectiveness of these for Australian rural first responders, and how other mental health interventions can be digitally adapted.
本文探讨了支持在地区、农村和偏远地区工作的急救人员心理健康的数字干预措施和策略。急救人员经常需要应对创伤性、暴力性和具有挑战性的情况。长期接触这些情况会影响急救人员的心理健康,抑郁、焦虑、心理困扰和创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)症状很常见。农村急救人员与城市急救人员的创伤患病率相似。然而,由于地理隔离和服务有限,农村急救人员获得心理健康干预的机会有限,这可能会加剧他们的心理困难。地理位置和服务可及性是阻碍农村地区急救人员获得干预措施以帮助他们管理心理健康的常见障碍。心理健康干预措施的数字化调整可能有助于填补农村医疗保健的这一空白。尽管急救人员研究在开发和评估特定行业的心理健康干预措施和策略方面很受欢迎,但专门针对这些措施对澳大利亚农村急救人员的有效性以及其他心理健康干预措施如何进行数字化调整的研究却很有限。
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