Research in Community and Public Health Nursing

Mi Suk Kang

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The Relationships among Experiences of Traumatic Events, Post-traumatic Stress and the Needs for Health Promotion Programs of 119 Paramedics: Mi Suk Kang, Young Im Kim, Hyo Geun Geun; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2017;28(4):524-536. Published online December 31, 2017; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2017.28.4.524

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PURPOSE
This study aims to examine the relationships among experiences of traumatic events, post-traumatic stress (PTS), and the needs for health promotion programs of 119 paramedics.
METHODS
Experiences of traumatic events, PTS, and needs for health promotion programs were measured using a structured questionnaire. The subjects were 193 paramedics in Jeju Island. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test and Ï‡2 test.
RESULTS
The most experienced event out of the 16 different traumatic events was â€˜retrieve a suicide's body.â€™ A high-risk classification of PTS was observed in 36.2% of the subjects. The rates of experiences were higher than those of the actual needs for all 26 health promotion programs. The programs reported as highly needed by respondents were stress management (75.5%) followed by exercise (74.6%) and PTS management (72.5%). Subjects with longer career periods, a fire sergeant, perceived obesity, numerous experiences of traumatic events, and in the PTS risk group had a higher need for a stress management program.
CONCLUSION
These findings indicate that a significant number of 119 paramedics experienced PTS. They also show that onsite strategic management is strongly required. In addition, implementation of health promotion programs based on the needs of 119 paramedics is highly needed.

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