OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (2): 220-223.

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Investigation on psychological status of firefighters in a certain place in Western China

CAO Huyue, ZHENG Longqiang, Li Yuhui, HE Shiyu   

  1. Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Ya'an Fourth People's Hospital, Ya'an Sichuan, 625000, China
  • Received:2023-06-14 Revised:2023-07-14 Online:2024-01-15 Published:2026-03-11
  • Contact: LI Yuhui,Associate chief physician,E-mail:22733325@qq.com

Abstract: Objective To investigate the psychological differences of different types of firefighters in Western China. Methods In August 2021,497 firefighters in a certain place in Western China were selected as the research objects.Three questionnaires including symptom checklist 90(SCL-90),self rating anxiety scale(SAS),and self rating depression scale(SDS) were used for the survey,and the data were analyzed. Results Compared with male firefighters,female firefighters scored (1.49±0.43)points for obsession,(1.26±0.40)points for interpersonal sensitivity,(1.28±0.43)points for depression,(1.22±0.37)points for anxiety,(1.28±0.38)points for hostility,and (1.20±0.29)points for psychoticism.The mental health status of these six factors was weaker. The scores of somatization,obsession and depression of firefighters aged 36-<46 years old were (1.20±0.30),(1.50±0.52),(1.29±0.44)points,which were significantly worse than those of firefighters aged 18-<26 years old. Conclusions There are still different degrees of mental health problems among firefighters in Western China,especially female firefighters and firefighters aged 35-<45 years old.

Key words: Firefighter, Mental health status, SCL-90 questionnaire, Gender, Age

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