| Ma Lingxuan,Yuan Long,Chen Huifang,Fu Ximing,Chang Chunhui,Lei Cuiping.Evaluation of mental health for national nuclear radiation emergency rescuers[J].Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection,2022,42(10):779-786 |
| Evaluation of mental health for national nuclear radiation emergency rescuers |
| Received:June 10, 2022 |
| DOI：10.3760/cma.j.cn112271-20220610-00250 |
| KeyWords:Radiation events Emergency rescuers Symptom checklist-90 Cattell's 16 personality factor Mental health assessment |
| FundProject:中国疾病预防控制中心辐射防护与核安全医学所青年科学研究所长基金(2020-05) |
| Author Name | Affiliation | E-mail | | Ma Lingxuan | Key Laboratory of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Emergency, China CDC, National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088, China | | | Yuan Long | Key Laboratory of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Emergency, China CDC, National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088, China | | | Chen Huifang | Key Laboratory of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Emergency, China CDC, National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088, China | | | Fu Ximing | Key Laboratory of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Emergency, China CDC, National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088, China | | | Chang Chunhui | Key Laboratory of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Emergency, China CDC, National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088, China | | | Lei Cuiping | Key Laboratory of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Emergency, China CDC, National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088, China | leicuiping@nirp.chinacdc.cn |
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| Abstract:: |
| Objective To estimate the mental health status and personality traits of the nuclear radiation emergency rescuers, allowing to provide reference basis for improving their mental health.Methods Totally 52 nuclear radiation emergency rescuers were selected as the subjects. The symptom checklist 90 (SCL-90) and Cattell's 16 personality factor scale (16PF) were used to assess their mental health status and personality traits. The results obtained from the survey of these rescuers were compared with those obtained using Students't-test, One-Way ANOVA and Pearson correlation analysis.Results The average scores of multiple factors and positive items of the SCL-90 were significantly lower in the rescuers than in the norm (t=-4.77 to -2.04, P<0.05), and the positive rate was 21.15%. The symptom checklist 90 subscales such as somatization, obsessive-compulsive and depression were found in the rescuers. Rescuers received high scores in the following components among the 16 factors of Cattell: less intelligent-more intelligent, emotionally stable. Rescuers also received low scores in the following components among the 16 factors of Cattell: tough-minded-tender-minded, trusting-suspicious. Life satisfaction, educational degree and Cattell's 16 PF were significantly associated with the factors of SCL-90(r=-0.569 to 0.627, P<0.05).Conclusions The rescuers are better than ordinary Chinese people in psychological health. Mental health-related factors such as literacy, life satisfaction, and personality traits should be taken into account when selecting team members and conducting psychological interventions. |
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