Table 1 Prevalence of post-traumatic psychiatric symptoms which significantly differentiated cases from non-cases
Symptoms | Diagnostic status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Non cases | Cases | Statistics | |
N = 108 | n = 67 | n = 41 | χ2, df, p | |
Trouble remembering some important aspects of disaster | 66.7 | 56.7 | 82.9 | 7.86, 1, 0.005 |
Felt that life will be shortened, die sooner than others | 56.5 | 46.3 | 73.2 | 7.49, 1, 0.006 |
Avoidance | 53.7 | 44.8 | 68.3 | 5.66, 1, 0.017 |
Trouble paying attention | 52.8 | 44.8 | 65.9 | 4.53, 1, 0.033 |
Nervous or 'jumpy' | 45.4 | 37.3 | 58.5 | 4.62, 1, 0.032 |
Dreaming, vivid memory about disaster | 42.6 | 25.4 | 70.7 | 21.4, 1, 0.000 |
Anhedonia, lack of interest | 41.7 | 31.3 | 58.5 | 7.74, 1, 0.005 |
Guilt feeling, feeling bad about self | 37.0 | 28.4 | 41.2 | 5.7, 1, 0.017 |
Feel tense | 36.1 | 28.4 | 48.8 | 4.59, 1, 0.03 |
Feel grouchy or annoyed | 35.2 | 25.4 | 51.2 | 7.45, 1, 0.006 |
No strong feeling about things | 35.2 | 26.9 | 48.8 | 5.36, 1, 0.02 |
Trouble making up mind | 32.4 | 22.4 | 48.8 | 8.09, 1, 0.004 |
Less interested in hobbies or friends | 30.6 | 23.9 | 41.5 | 3.71, 1, 0.054* |
Tiredness most of the time | 30.6 | 17.9 | 51.2 | 13.29, 1, 0.000 |
Trouble sleeping | 29.6 | 20.9 | 43.9 | 6.45, 1, 0.011 |
Worrying most days | 23.1 | 7.5 | 48.8 | 24.4, 1, 0.000 |
Death wish, self harm or suicidal ideas | 21.3 | 11.9 | 36.6 | 9.21, 1, 0.002 |
Trouble sleeping in past month | 19.4 | 10.4 | 34.1 | 9.12, 1, 0.003 |
Trauma related symptoms upset or cause problem | 15.7 | 6.0 | 31.7 | 12.7, 1, 0.000 |