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Psychological Vulnerability of Residents of Communities Affected by the Hebei Spirit Oil Spill

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2015

Kyung-Hwa Choi ,
Myung-Ho Lim ,
Mina Ha Open the ORCID record for Mina Ha [Opens in a new window] ,
Jung Nam Sohn ,
Jong-Won Kang ,
Young-Hyun Choi  and
Hae-Kwan Cheong
Kyung-Hwa Choi
Affiliation:
Hallym Research Institute of Clinical Epidemiology, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea
Myung-Ho Lim
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Dankook University College of Public Service, Cheonan, Korea
Mina Ha*
Affiliation:
Department of Preventive Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
Jung Nam Sohn*
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing, Hanseo University, Seosan, Korea and Taean Mental Health Center, Taean, Korea
Jong-Won Kang
Affiliation:
Korean Industrial Health Association, Cheongju, Korea
Young-Hyun Choi
Affiliation:
Taean Environmental Health Center, Taean, Korea
Hae-Kwan Cheong
Affiliation:
Deaprtment of Social and Preventive Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to Mina Ha, Department of Preventive Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, 119 Dandae-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungnam-do, 330-714, Republic of Korea (e-mail: minaha00@gmail.com), and Jung Nam Sohn, Department of Nursing, Hanseo University, 46 Hanseo-ro, Haemi-myeon, Seosan-si, Chungnam-do, 356-706, Republic of Korea (e-mail: jnsohn@hanseo.ac.kr).
Correspondence and reprint requests to Mina Ha, Department of Preventive Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, 119 Dandae-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungnam-do, 330-714, Republic of Korea (e-mail: minaha00@gmail.com), and Jung Nam Sohn, Department of Nursing, Hanseo University, 46 Hanseo-ro, Haemi-myeon, Seosan-si, Chungnam-do, 356-706, Republic of Korea (e-mail: jnsohn@hanseo.ac.kr).
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Abstract

Objective

Psychological health is an important issue after disasters. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of psychological symptoms among 993 residents of Taean District in South Korea after the Hebei Spirit oil spill and to examine determinants of vulnerability in residents’ psychological symptoms.

Methods

Symptoms of post-traumatic stress (PTS), depression, suicidal ideation, and anxiety were assessed by questionnaires, and the responses were analyzed by using the survey analysis considering the sampling frame.

Results

Among the study subjects, the symptom prevalences of PTS, depression, suicidal ideation, and anxiety were 19.5%, 22.0%, 2.3%, and 4.2%, respectively, and symptoms were higher in people who were female, were older, were less educated, and had lower family income. People with fishery or related occupations compared to those with unrelated livelihoods and people residing in the vicinity of the oil band in the contaminated coastline showed additively increased symptom risks of PTS. Risk of suicidal ideation was predominantly increased in people with fishery or related occupations compared with those with unrelated livelihoods.

Conclusions

Social supports, including compensation for income loss and community mental health programs, and longer follow-up studies are needed for residents in the communities affected by the Hebei Spirit oil spill. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2016;10:51-58)

Keywords

petroleum pollutionpublic healthstresspsychological
Type
Original Research
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 10 , Supplement 1 , February 2016 , pp. 51 - 58
Copyright
Copyright © Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2015 

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