ArticleBMC emergency medicine2022
A qualitative, cross-cultural investigation into the impact of potentially traumatic work events on Saudi and UK ambulance personnel and how they cope.
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- Why Do Emergency Medical Service Employees (Not) Seek Organizational Help for Mental Health Support?: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder among paramedic students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2025Pooled it
- A Qualitative Comparative Study of the Doctor-Patient Relationship Model and Decision-Making Style among Chinese and Japanese Doctors.Asian bioethics review · 2026Article
- RESCUE- expected usefulness and willingness to participate in a trauma-informed group intervention for coping with traumatic work experiences in the emergency medical services.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Causes of medical disputes in China and Japan from physicians' perspectives: a qualitative study.Frontiers in health services · 2026Article
- Analysis of violent attacks on emergency medical technicians in Ghana: a structural equation modelling approach.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Thoughts and Behaviors of Chinese and Japanese Doctors when faced with the Death of a Patient: A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Doctors' Responses to a Hypothetical Scenario.Asian bioethics review · 2025Article
- The effects of the paramedics' field work on their mental status in Jeddah.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Causes of stress and poor wellbeing among paramedic students in Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom: a cross-cultural qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common among ambulance personnel, but its prevalence varies between developed and developing countries. This study aimed to investigate the lived experience of potentially traumatic work events between Saudi and UK ambulance personnel.
methodsSemi-structured interviews with 16 ambulance workers from Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom (8 participants from each country) were conducted to explore their lived experiences of potentially traumatic events at work. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis.
resultsFour key themes were identified from interviews: (1) some events are inherently more stressful than others; (2) pressure of organizational and interpersonal stressors; (3) convergence and divergence in cross-cultural coping strategies; and (4) preferring formal and confidential support.
conclusionsThere were differences in the nature of traumatic events and the ways of coping between the two cultures, but paramedics in both cultures had an agreement about their preference for individual and formal support. The results of this study may help inform the development of interventions and PTSD prevention programs for ambulance personnel.
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