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Factors Influencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Crime Scene Investigators

경찰 과학수사요원의 외상 후 스트레스 장애 발생 영향요인

  • Nho, Seon Mi (Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency, Scientific Investigation Section) ;
  • Kim, Eun A (Department of Nursing, Honam University)
  • 노선미 (광주지방경찰청 과학수사계) ;
  • 김은아 (호남대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2016.07.13
  • Accepted : 2016.11.02
  • Published : 2017.02.28
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to verify the relationships among social support, resilience and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and especially to identify factors influencing PTSD in police crime scene investigators. Methods: A cross-sectional design was used, with a convenience sample of 226 police crime scene investigators from 7 Metropolitan Police Agencies. Data were collected through self-report questionnaires during July and August, 2015. Data were analyzed using t-test, ${\chi}^2$-test, Fisher's exact test, and binary logistic regression analysis with SPSS/WIN 21.0 program. Results: The mean score for PTSD in police crime scene investigators was 13.69 .11 points. Of the crime scene investigators 181 (80.1%) were in the low-risk group and 45 (19.9%) in high-risk group. Social support (t=5.68, p<.001) and resilience (t=5.47, p<.001) were higher in the low-risk group compared to the high-risk group. Logistic regression analysis showed that resilience (OR=4.74, 95% CI: 1.57~14.35), and social support (OR=2.13, 95% CI: 1.23~3.69) are effect factors for PTSD low group. Conclusion: For effective improvement of PTSD in police crime scene investigators, intervention programs including social support and strategies to increase should be established.

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