Psychological, Physical and Behavioral Health of Adults, 3 Years After Exposure to a Train Derailment
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In July 2013, a train derailment profoundly disrupted the tranquility of the population of Lac-Mégantic for months and even years. In 2016, we conducted a representative population-based survey among 387 people from Lac-Mégantic and 413 from other municipalities with the aim to document psychological and physical health of adults exposed to the disaster. This article examines differences between 3 groups of respondents: those who were highly, moderately or not exposed to the train accident. Khi Square analyses, odds ratios and logistic regressions were used to examine differences between the 3 groups of respondents (high, moderate and no exposure). Results show that the level of exposure to this technological disaster is strongly associated with psychological suffering, post-traumatic growth, physical heath, drinking patterns, and use of prescribed and non-prescribed drugs. We can explain these results by the nature and cause of the event as well as its consequences
Derailment · Environmental health · Geography · Logistic regression · Odds · Population · Demography · Disaster Response and Management · Medicine · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Gerontology
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