Associations between Trauma Exposure and Physical Conditions among Public Safety Personnel: Associations entre l'exposition a un traumatisme et les problemes physiques chez le personnel de la sante publique.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Trauma exposure is associated with adverse health-related correlates, including physical comorbidities, and is highly prevalent among public safety personnel (PSP). The current study (1) examined the association between context of index trauma exposure (part of job vs. other) and physical conditions and (2) established the prevalence of physical conditions according to PSP category (e.g., police, paramedic) and index trauma type (e.g., serious accident, physical assault) in a large Canadian sample of PSP.

Methods

PSP completed an online survey between September 2016 and January 2017. Multivariable logistic regressions examined associations between context of index trauma exposure (i.e., part of job vs. other) and physical condition categories. Cross-tabulations wi

SUBMITTER: Sommer JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7361655 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature