Associations of Embeddedness and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among 9/11 Survivors

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• Personal Author:
  Brackbill RM ; Garrey SK ; Hamwey MK ; Ortega FM ; Osahan S ; Pollari CD ; Solomon A
• Description:
  Following exposures to traumatic events on 9/11, survivors have reported heightened levels of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Multiple factors contribute to both the exacerbation and amelioration of PTSD symptoms, including social integration and support. This cross-sectional study aimed to understand and identify associations of embeddedness and psychosocial risk factors by PTSD status for survivors and first responders of 9/11. Results indicate that those with chronic PTSD had the lowest prevalence of both social and emotional embeddedness and many who reported no PTSD symptoms following 9/11 reported moderate levels of social and emotional embeddedness. Overall, our findings suggest those individuals who reported little to no PTSD also reported the most social/emotional embeddedness; whereas those individuals who report greater or chronic PTSD report the least social/emotional embeddedness. As such, it may be beneficial for clinicians across multiple care disciplines and contexts to consider and address the social lives and needs of those individuals experiencing symptoms of PTSD to ensure their emotional and physical needs are truly being met. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Emergency Responders Occupational Health Safety September 11 Terrorist Attacks
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: 9/11 Embeddedness Emotional Stress First Responders Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Psychosocial Factors PTSD Self-efficacy Social Integration Social Support Sociological Factors World Trade Center WTC

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• ISSN:
  2673-3986
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• 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:
  2
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066433
• Citation:
  Epidemiologia 2021 Dec; 2(4):608-620
• Contact Point Address:
  Meghan K Hamwey, World Trade Center Health Registry, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, NY 11101
• Email:
  mhamwey@health.nyc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  New York City Health/Mental Hygiene
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090430
• Source Full Name:
  Epidemiologia
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:eb3db9823d0ee30f2047a5f974ac799443849962987fdf84c77472774c48eacac619476b4e7129080114eb417a71a184bf349dde1976aafefc1bcfbed48c6b9c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212861/cdc_212861_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 271.22 KB ]