ArticlePloS one2013
Dysfunction and post-traumatic stress disorder in fracture victims 50 months after the Sichuan earthquake.
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- Health-Related Rehabilitation after the 2008 Great Wenchuan Earthquake in China: A Ten Year Retrospective Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Evaluation of fear of falling, balance, and kinesiophobia in earthquake survivors: A comparative study between older and young adults.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Disaster Response and Management: The Integral Role of Rehabilitation.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2023Article
- Post-traumatic stress disorder and its associated factors among survivors of 2015 earthquake in Nepal.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Acute stress disorder in patients with accidental traumatic fractures: What can we do.Nursing open · 2022Article
- Physical Rehabilitation Services in Disasters and Emergencies: A Systematic Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2019Review
- Continuous post-disaster physical rehabilitation: a qualitative study on barriers and opportunities in Iran.Journal of injury & violence research · 2019Article
- Understanding the Impact of Natural Disasters on Psychological Outcomes in Youth from Mainland China: a Meta-Analysis of Risk and Protective Factors for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2018Article
- Rehabilitation of vulnerable groups in emergencies and disasters: A systematic review.World journal of emergency medicine · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a rehabilitation intervention on physical dysfunction (PDF) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in fracture victims 50 months after the Sichuan earthquake of 2008 and to identify risk factors for PTSD.
methodsThis is a retrospective cohort study. Four hundred and fifty-nine earthquake-related fracture victims from Mianzhu city, Sichuan Province who did not qualify for disability pension participated. Two hundred and forty-five subjects received regular rehabilitation and 214 did not. Muscle strength, joint range of motion (ROM),sensory function, and sit-to-stand balance capacity were evaluated to assess PDF. The PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version (PCL-C) was administered to screen for PTSD. An ordinary least square regression was used to predict PTSD, and a logistic regression was used to predict PDF. In addition a Least Angle Regression (LARS) was carried out for PTSD to study the effects of rehabilitation and PDF at the same time.
resultsUnadjusted and adjusted group differences in physical dysfunction (p<0.01) and PTSD prevalence (p<0.05) were significant in favor of the rehabilitation group. In addition, being female, average or above family income, having witnessed death and fearfulness were found risk factors for PTSD symptoms 50 months after the earthquake. Both PDF and rehabilitation were selected predictors by LARS demonstrating opposite effects.
conclusionPDF and PTSD were significantly reduced by the rehabilitation intervention. Future medical intervention strategies should consider rehabilitation in order to assist survivors in dealing with both physical and psychological effects of natural disaster.
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