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The relationship between psychiatric morbidity and quality of life: interview study of Norwegian tsunami survivors 2 and 6 years post-disaster

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Title
The relationship between psychiatric morbidity and quality of life: interview study of Norwegian tsunami survivors 2 and 6 years post-disaster
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BMC Psychiatry, May 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12888-016-0868-8
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Ajmal Hussain, Egil Nygaard, Johan Siqveland, Trond Heir

Abstract

The study investigated the impact of psychiatric disorders on Quality of Life (QOL) cross-sectionally and longitudinally in a group of Norwegian tourists severely exposed to the 2004 tsunami. Sixty-two adult Norwegian tsunami survivors were interviewed face to face 2 years post-tsunami (T1) and 58 were interviewed again by telephone 6 years post-tsunami (T2). The majority (81 %) reported direct exposure to the waves, and 14 participants (23 %) lost a close family member in the tsunami. Psychiatric morbidity was measured by structured clinical interviews and QOL was assessed with WHO's Quality of Life-Bref scale. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to assess the independent effects of psychiatric disorders on QOL 2 and 6 years after the tsunami. Psychiatric disorders, especially depression, but also PTSD and other anxiety disorders, were associated with reduced QOL. Psychiatric disorders were more strongly related to QOL at 6 years after the tsunami than at 2 years. Psychiatric disorders, and especially depression, is related to reduced QOL in a disaster exposed population. Post-disaster psychiatric disorders, such as PTSD and especially depression, should be addressed properly in the aftermath of disasters.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Norway 1 <1%
Unknown 100 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Lecturer 19 19%
Student > Master 14 14%
Student > Bachelor 12 12%
Researcher 8 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 7 7%
Other 15 15%
Unknown 26 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 31 31%
Medicine and Dentistry 14 14%
Psychology 11 11%
Social Sciences 6 6%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 4%
Other 7 7%
Unknown 28 28%
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#15,376,252
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#3,386
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#211,506
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#72
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