Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

POStTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER & ASTHMA

Similar presentations


Presentation on theme: "POStTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER & ASTHMA"— Presentation transcript:

1 POStTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER & ASTHMA
Conglin JIANG

2 keywords Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Asthma
Chi-square test/ Logistic regression

3 PTSD develops after a terrifying ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of physical harm may feel stressed or frightened even when they’re no longer in danger[1] [1]

4 ptsd September 11 attack World Trade Center collapse 3000 people died
Psychological trauma

5 Method Interviewee 71,437 first responders, residents, and students near the WTC Means of interview By phone or in person PTSD assessment method PTSD-checklist, civilian version (PCL-C) Other variables Gender, ethnicity, smoking status, income, dust exposure, nonspecific psychological distress

6 RESULT Chi-square test Logistic regression
Asthma was associated with probable PTSD and gender, ethnicity, income, dust exposure or nonspecific psychological distress Probable PTSD was the strongest predictor of asthma after 9/11 Individuals with probable PTSD were 1.65 times more likely to have a diagnosis of asthma[2] Chi-square test Logistic regression [2]Shiratori Y, Samuelson K W. Relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and asthma among New York area residents exposed to the World Trade Center disaster[J]. Journal of psychosomatic research, 2012, 73(2):

7 discussion 65% Odds of developing asthma PTSD


Download ppt "POStTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER & ASTHMA"

Similar presentations


Ads by Google