Table 1 Background characteristics
From: Sick-leave and help seeking among rescue workers after the terror attacks in Norway, 2011
n (%) | General healthcare providers | Psychosocial personnel | Police officers | Fire-fighters | Organized volunteers | Unaffiliated volunteers | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 858 | n = 214 | n = 253 | n = 102 | n = 307 | n = 55 | ||
Gender | <.001** | ||||||
Male | 283 (33.1) | 73 (34.1) | 170 (68.0) | 100 (99.0) | 238 (77.5) | 34 (63.0) | |
Female | 571 (66.9) | 141 (65.9) | 80 (32.0) | 1 (1.0) | 69 (22.5) | 20 (37.0) | |
Age | <.001** | ||||||
<30 years | 158 (18.5) | 18 (8.5) | 29 (11.6) | 11 (10.8) | 67 (21.8) | 3 (5.6) | |
30–49 years | 534 (62.5) | 90 (42.3) | 172 (68.8) | 68 (66.7) | 193 (62.9) | 34 (63.0) | |
>50 years | 162 (19.0) | 105 (49.3) | 49 (19.6) | 23 (22.5) | 47 (15.3) | 17 (31.5) | |
Previous training by simulation, yes | 574 (67.8) | 127 (59.3) | 177 (70.0) | 74 (72.5) | 233 (76.1) | 10 (18.2) | <.001** |
Work location on July 22 | <.001** | ||||||
Sites of terror | 138 (16.3) | 0 (0) | 92 (36.8) | 99 (97.1) | 170 (55.4) | 34 (64.2) | |
Others (hospital or municipal emergency services/centre for victims and next of kin/office, investigation, patrolling, security) | 710 (88.7) | 102 (47.7) | 158 (63.2) | 3 (2.9) | 137 (44.6) | 19 (35.8) | |
Start work | |||||||
July 22, 2011 | 699 (81.9) | 111 (51.9) | 201 (79.8) | 75 (74.3) | 151 (49.2) | 52 (96.3) | <.001* |
July 23, or later | 155 (18.1) | 103 (48.1) | 51 (20.2) | 26 (25.7) | 156 (50.8) | 2 (3.7) | <.001* |
Length of work | <.001* | ||||||
<1 day | 364 (42.8) | 38 (17.8) | 21 (8.4) | 45 (44.1) | 79 (26.0) | 35 (66.0) | |
1–7 days | 286 (33.6) | 103 (48.4) | 123 (49.0) | 47 (46.1) | 200 (65.8) | 15 (28.3) | |
>8 days | 200 (23.5) | 72 (33.8) | 107 (42.6) | 10 (9.8) | 25 (8.2) | 3 (5.7) | |