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dc.contributor.authorCarey, Mary G
dc.contributor.authorRegehr, Cheryl
dc.contributor.authorWagner, Shannon L
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Marc
dc.contributor.authorAlden, Lynn E
dc.contributor.authorBuys, Nicholas
dc.contributor.authorCorneil, Wayne
dc.contributor.authorFyfe, Trina
dc.contributor.authorMatthews, Lynda R
dc.contributor.authorRandall, Christine
dc.contributor.authorFraess-Phillips, Alex
dc.contributor.authorKrutop, Elyssa
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Nicole
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-29T01:28:23Z
dc.date.available2021-01-29T01:28:23Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn0340-0131
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00420-020-01631-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/401535
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: Public transportation workers are exposed to higher levels of stress related to accidents, injuries, and person-under-train events when compared to other workers. This systematic review integrates the existing literature on mental health among high-risk public transportation workers to estimate the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive and anxiety symptoms following critical incidents while on duty. METHODS: This systematic review is part of a larger systematic review which examines mental health and work outcomes of individuals working in professions at high risk of critical incident exposure, i.e., high-risk professions. Articles were included if they measured the prevalence of PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Anxiety Disorder (AD) in a transportation population following exposure to a major incident, for example, a person-under-a-train. RESULTS: Among the ten articles, all reported prevalence of PTSD which ranged from 0.73 to 29.9%. Four articles reported prevalence of depression among transportation workers exposed to a critical incident and prevalence outcomes ranged from 0.05 to 16.3%. Only two reported prevalence of anxiety from 1.3 to 13.9%. CONCLUSIONS: This literature reports that transportation workers are prone to involvement in traumatic accidents leading to higher rates of PTSD compared to the general population. Strategies to reduce transportation accidents and to provide transportation workers follow-up mental health support is needed for this vulnerable population.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth services and systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman resources and industrial relations
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3505
dc.subject.keywordsAnxiety disorder symptoms
dc.subject.keywordsMajor depression symptoms
dc.subject.keywordsPost-traumatic stress disorder
dc.subject.keywordsPrevalence
dc.subject.keywordsTransportation workers
dc.titleThe prevalence of PTSD, major depression and anxiety symptoms among high-risk public transportation workers
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationCarey, MG; Regehr, C; Wagner, SL; White, M; Alden, LE; Buys, N; Corneil, W; Fyfe, T; Matthews, LR; Randall, C; Fraess-Phillips, A; Krutop, E; White, N, The prevalence of PTSD, major depression and anxiety symptoms among high-risk public transportation workers, International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2021
dcterms.dateAccepted2020-12-10
dc.date.updated2021-01-29T00:16:12Z
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered as an advanced online version in Griffith Research Online.
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorBuys, Nicholas J.
gro.griffith.authorRandall, Christine U.


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