Exposure to the World Trade Center disaster and 9/11-related post-traumatic stress disorder and household disaster preparedness

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• Personal Author:
  Brackbill RM ; Caramanica K ; Gargano LM ; Sisco S ; Stellman SD
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: In a population with prior exposure to the World Trade Center disaster, this study sought to determine the subsequent level of preparedness for a new disaster and how preparedness varied with population characteristics that are both disaster-related and non-disaster-related. METHODS: The sample included 4496 World Trade Center Health Registry enrollees who completed the Wave 3 (2011-2012) and Hurricane Sandy (2013) surveys. Participants were considered prepared if they reported possessing at least 7 of 8 standard preparedness items. Logistic regression was used to determine associations between preparedness and demographic and medical factors, 9/11-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) assessed at Wave 3, 9/11 exposure, and social support. RESULTS: Over one-third (37.5%) of participants were prepared with 18.8% possessing all 8 items. The item most often missing was an evacuation plan (69.8%). Higher levels of social support were associated with being prepared. High levels of 9/11 exposure were associated with being prepared in both the PTSD and non-PTSD subgroups. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that prior 9/11 exposure favorably impacted Hurricane Sandy preparedness. Future preparedness messaging should target people with low social support networks. Communications should include information on evacuation zones and where to find information about how to evacuate. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Demography Environmental Exposure Men Occupational Health Safety September 11 Terrorist Attacks Women
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Hurricane Sandy Demographic Characteristics Disaster Recovery Disaster Response Exposure Levels Humans Population Based Studies Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Preparedness PTSD Statistical Analysis World Trade Center WTC

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• ISSN:
  1935-7893
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  9
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048315
• Citation:
  Disaster Med Public Health Prep 2015 Dec; 9(6):625-633
• Contact Point Address:
  Lisa M. Gargano, PhD, MPH, 42-09 28th Street, 7th Floor, Long Island City, NY 11101
• Email:
  lgargano1@health.nyc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  New York City Health/Mental Hygiene
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090430
• Source Full Name:
  Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:af672ddb96c6500c9af90b25c0fd086f474cb14c32eda54c9ef18db372242652a53c2eefe5d5a8cc9e94b72a6f3fcdae83c8ece8ce6738b2bcd612959890aefa
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203092/cdc_203092_DS1.pdf
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