@article{ref1,
title="One year after the flood: prevalence and correlates of post-traumatic stress disorder among residents in Fort McMurray",
journal="Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)",
year="2022",
author="Mao, Wanying and Eboreime, Ejemai and Shalaby, Reham and Nkire, Nnamdi and Agyapong, Belinda and Pazderka, Hannah and Obuobi-Donkor, Gloria and Adu, Medard and Owusu, Ernest and Oluwasina, Folajinmi and Zhang, Yanbo and Agyapong, Vincent I. O.",
volume="12",
number="3",
pages="-",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The 2020 Fort McMurray (FMM) and area flood caused more than $228 million in insured damage, affected over 1200 structures, and more than 13,000 people were evacuated. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: This study sought to determine the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-like symptoms and the risk predictors among the population of FMM one year after the 2020 flooding. <br><br>METHODS: An online quantitative cross-sectional survey was distributed to residents of FMM via REDCap between 24 April to 2 June 2021 to collect sociodemographic, clinical, and flood-related information. The PTSD checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-C) was used to assess likely PTSD among respondents. <br><br>RESULTS: 186 of 249 respondents completed all essential self-assessment questionnaires in the analysis, yielding a response rate of 74.7%. The prevalence of likely PTSD was 39.6% (65). Respondents with a history of depression were more likely to develop PTSD symptoms (OR = 5.71; 95% CI: 1.68-19.36). Similarly, responders with limited and no family support after the disaster were more prone to report PTSD symptoms ((OR = 2.87; 95% CI: 1.02-8.05) and (OR = 2.87; 95% CI: 1.06-7.74), respectively). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our research indicated that history of depression and the need for mental health counseling significantly increased the risk of developing PTSD symptoms following flooding; family support is protective. Further studies are needed to explore the relations between the need to receive counseling and presenting with likely PTSD symptoms.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2076-328X",
doi="10.3390/bs12030069",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs12030069"
}