Cross-sectional survey on self-reported health of ambulance personnel

The high job stress among ambulance personnel is a widely known phenomenon. to asses the self reported health status of ambulance workers. An anonym self-fill-in questionnaire applying SF-36 was used among workers from the northern and western regions of Hungarian National Ambulance Service. Based o...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine resuscitation and emergency medicine, 2015-02, Vol.23 (1), p.14-14, Article 14
Main Authors: Pek, Emese, Fuge, Kata, Marton, Jozsef, Banfai, Balint, Gombos, Gabriella Csaszarne, Betlehem, Jozsef
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictions
Adult
Allied Health Personnel
Ambulances
Cross-Sectional Studies
Emergency medical care
Emergency medical services
Female
Gender
Health
Health Status
Humans
Hungary
Job stress
Male
Original Research
Post traumatic stress disorder
Psychological aspects
Questionnaires
Self evaluation
Self Report
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:The high job stress among ambulance personnel is a widely known phenomenon. to asses the self reported health status of ambulance workers. An anonym self-fill-in questionnaire applying SF-36 was used among workers from the northern and western regions of Hungarian National Ambulance Service. Based on the dimensions of the SF-36 questionnaire the respondents considered their "Physical Functioning" the best, while "Vitality" was regarded the worst. The more time an employee have been worked at the HNAS the worse his health was in the first four dimensions like, "Physical Functioning", "Role-Physical", "Bodily Pain", "General Health": p 
ISSN:1757-7241
1757-7241
DOI:10.1186/s13049-015-0087-1