Healthcare provision and the psychological, somatic and social impact on people involved in the terror attacks in January 2015 in Paris: cohort study

Vandentorren, Stéphanie; Pirard, Philippe; Sanna, Alice; Aubert, L.; Motreff, Yvon; Dantchev, N.; Lesieur, Sophie; Chauvin, Pierre; Baubet, Thierry

doi:10.1192/bjp.2017.63

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“…The design of the IMPACTS survey has been described elsewhere [4]. Wave 1 was conducted between June and October 2015 among four civilian sub-populations: 1) Persons listed either by the authorities, or by CUMP (Medico-Psychological Emergency Unit) volunteers as injured, a hostage or a witness who had to flee the scene because their lives were threatened (N = 410).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In order to investigate the impact of these terrorist attacks on civilians and on rescue workers' mental health and social functioning, as well as to assess the social support and mental health care they received in short-and in long-term care, Santé publique France (the French National Public Health Agency), with the support of the Greater Paris regional health agency, launched the IM-PACTS survey (the French acronym for Investigation of Trauma Consequences in People Exposed to the January 2015 Terrorist Attacks and their Support and Mental care) [4]. The second wave of the survey was implemented with the collaboration of INSERM (the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research).…”

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Non-participation and attrition in a longitudinal study of civilians exposed to the January 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, France

Vuillermoz

Stene

Aubert

et al. 2020

BMC Med Res Methodol

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Background: Non-participation and attrition are rarely studied despite being important methodological issues when performing post-disaster studies. A longitudinal survey of civilians exposed to the January 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, France, was conducted 6 (Wave 1) and 18 months (Wave 2) after the attacks. We described nonparticipation in Wave 1 and determined the factors associated with attrition in Wave 2. Methods: Multivariate logistic regression models were used to compare participants in both waves with those who participated in the first wave only. Analyses were performed taking the following factors into account: sociodemographic characteristics, exposure to terror, peri-traumatic reactions, psychological support, perceived social support, impact on work, social and family life, and mental health disorders. Characteristics of new participants in Wave 2 were compared with participants in both waves using a chi-square test. Results: Of the 390 persons who were eligible to participate in the survey, 190 participated in Wave 1 (participation rate: 49%). The most frequently reported reason for non-participation was to avoid being reminded of the painful event (32%, n = 34/105). In Wave 2, 67 were lost to follow-up, 141 people participated, of whom 123 participated in Wave 1 (re-participation rate: 65%) and 18 were new. Attrition in Wave 2 was associated with socio-demographic characteristics (age, French origin) and location during the attacks, but not with terror exposure or mental health disorders. Compared with those who participated in both waves, new participants declared less social and psychological support since the attacks. Conclusions: Attrition at 6 months was not associated with exposure to terror or mental health disorders, which indicates that any bias in future analyses on IMPACTS on mental health outcomes will be limited. Our findings suggest the importance of adapting similar surveys for people of foreign origin and of improving strategies to avoid attrition of younger people, for example by using social media, peers, and the educational environment. The present study also revealed that a high level of exposure to terror and a lack of social and psychological support after a terrorist event could impede individuals' participation in similar surveys in the short term.

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Non-participation and attrition in a longitudinal study of civilians exposed to the January 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, France

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Stene

Aubert

et al. 2020

BMC Med Res Methodol

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“…These units were very effective after terror attacks in Paris and Nice, supporting thousands of survivors over many weeks (Hirsch et al, 2015). Psychological assistance aims at providing survivors with an entry point to psychological health care and giving them a first sense of relief, even though they do not provide psychological follow-up care (Vandentorren et al, 2018). In order to ensure long-term high-quality trauma care to all survivors in need across the country, President Emmanuel Macron in November 2017 announced the creation of about 10 ambulatory services specialized in trauma care.…”

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Trauma and trauma care in Europe

Schäfer

Hopchet²,

Vandamme³

et al. 2018

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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The European countries have a long history of exposure to large-scale trauma. In the early 1990s the increasing awareness of the consequences of trauma within the mental health community led to the foundation of local societies for psychotraumatology across Europe and the European Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2018. The focus of this article is to describe the current state of care for survivors of trauma in the 15 European countries where ESTSS member societies have been established. Brief descriptions on the historical burden of trauma in each country are followed by an overview of the care system for trauma survivors in the countries, the state-of-the-art of interventions, current challenges in caring for survivors and the topics that need to be most urgently addressed in the future. The reports from the different countries demonstrate how important steps towards a better provision of care for survivors of trauma have been made in Europe. Given the cultural and economic diversity of the continent, there are also differences between the European countries, for instance with regard to the use of evidence-based treatments. Strategies to overcome these differences, like the new ESTSS training curricula for care-providers across Europe, are briefly discussed.

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“…Exposure to critical events can be seen as a stress factor, the impact of which may depend on the proximity to the stressor (Lai et al, 2020;Motreff et al, 2019), personal risk perception (Vandentorren et al, 2018), gender or occupation . Vulnerability, resilience and the current mental state are also considered relevant (Neria, Nandy & Galea, 2008), but are rarely recorded before disasters.…”

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Gender Differences in Anger Among Hospital Medical Staff Exposed to Patients with COVID-19 in a German Tertiary Center

Wesemann

Hadjamu

Wakili

et al. 2020

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Occupational exposure to patients with COVID-19 is a stress factor. The aim of this study was to assess gender differences in anger among medical hospital staff. N = 78 hospital employees completed State-Trait Inventory-2. Female personnel showed higher scores in the main “trait anger” scale and its subscale “anger temperament”, while “anger control-out” was significant lower. More specific training for female hospital staff could achieve health-related equality. Focusing on anger as a leading indicator could lead to better prevention and self-monitoring.

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Healthcare provision and the psychological, somatic and social impact on people involved in the terror attacks in January 2015 in Paris: cohort study

Abstract: We found severe psychological consequences, even in people who were less exposed. Declaration of interest None.

Cited by 58 publications

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Non-participation and attrition in a longitudinal study of civilians exposed to the January 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, France

Non-participation and attrition in a longitudinal study of civilians exposed to the January 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, France

Trauma and trauma care in Europe

Gender Differences in Anger Among Hospital Medical Staff Exposed to Patients with COVID-19 in a German Tertiary Center

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