Bibliographic citations
Ponce, A., (2019). Síntomas de trastorno de estrés postraumático y calidad de vida en bomberos con diferentes niveles de carga laboral [Tesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)]. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/626044
Ponce, A., Síntomas de trastorno de estrés postraumático y calidad de vida en bomberos con diferentes niveles de carga laboral [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC); 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/626044
@misc{renati/368742,
title = "Síntomas de trastorno de estrés postraumático y calidad de vida en bomberos con diferentes niveles de carga laboral",
author = "Ponce de León Vargas, Andrea Pamela",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)",
year = "2019"
}
Being a firefighter is a labour that carries a diverse set of risks for physical and mental health. Previous studies suggest that carrying out the work of a voluntary firefighter and the workload assumed, are two factors that increase the risk of suffering symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Consequently, the current study had as an objective to examine the relationship between the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the quality of life (QoL) in a sample of voluntary firefighters of Metropolitan Lima with different levels of workload. 116 active firefighters participated (84.5% male, M = 31.65 years old, SD = 10.11, with ages that range from 18 to 66 years old). Regarding the amount of hours worked, the sample was divided in two groups: Low level workload group (n= 34, every person that reported a maximum of 20 hours of work per week) and the High level workload group (n=82, more than 20 hours of work per week). The instruments used to evaluate the symptoms of PTSD and QoL were the Impact of Event Scale Revised (IES-R) and the Quality of Life Index (QLI). In the results, it was observed that all participants reported low levels of PTSD symptomatology and negative correlations between PTSD symptomatology and QoL. When both groups are compared, the High level workload group presented higher levels of avoidance. The implications and limitations of the study are discussed, in addition to providing recommendations for future research.
This item is licensed under a Creative Commons License