A longitudinal study on psychological reactions and resilience among young survivors of a burn disaster in Taiwan 2015-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To investigate the long-term psychological reactions and resilient process of the young survivors after a large-scale burn disaster of the Formosa Color Dust Explosion in Taiwan.

Design

Longitudinal study with follow-up interviews using standardized questionnaire during November 2015-June 2018.

Methods

The burn survivors received structured assessment in the four-wave interviews including the five-item Brief Symptom Rating Scale, nine-item Concise Mental Health Checklist, and two-item Patient Health Questionnaire for depressive symptoms and suicide risk assessment. Post-traumatic psychological symptoms were assessed through the four-item Startle, Physiological Arousal, Anger, and Numbness Scale, and six-item Impact of Event Scale.

Findings

The response rate

SUBMITTER: Wu CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6973290 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature