Posttraumatic Stress Disorder And Sleep Quality Among Urban Firefighters In Thailand – [Letter]

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder And Sleep Quality Among Urban Firefighters In Thailand – [Letter]

Eleanor Smith, Diana Velazquez-Pimentel, Amaury Trockels Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UKCorrespondence: Eleanor SmithBarts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, 4 Newark St, Whitechapel, London E1 2AT, UKEmail e.smith@smd14.qmul.ac.uk With great interest...

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Autores principales: Smith E, Velazquez-Pimentel D, Trockels A
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Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2019
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Posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD sleep quality firefighters
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Neurophysiology and neuropsychology
QP351-495
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7383bb3f8acb428585b21462f6563ccd2021-12-02T09:14:36ZPosttraumatic Stress Disorder And Sleep Quality Among Urban Firefighters In Thailand – [Letter]1179-1608https://doaj.org/article/7383bb3f8acb428585b21462f6563ccd2019-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/httpswwwdovepresscomletter-posttraumatic-stress-disorder-an-peer-reviewed-article-NSShttps://doaj.org/toc/1179-1608Eleanor Smith, Diana Velazquez-Pimentel, Amaury Trockels Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UKCorrespondence: Eleanor SmithBarts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, 4 Newark St, Whitechapel, London E1 2AT, UKEmail e.smith@smd14.qmul.ac.uk With great interest we read the study by Khumtong et al on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and sleep quality amongst a population of urban firefighters in Thailand.1 The authors concluded urban firefighters in Thailand with PTSD were more likely to experience poor sleep quality than those without. Therefore, they importantly recognise that interventions in psychological well-being for this population should be implemented. We would like to offer some insights into their study.Khumtong et al used the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist – Civilian Version (PCL-C) in order to identify PTSD within their study population.1 The authors chose a cut-off score of 44. However, there is no universal validated threshold score to make a diagnosis with the PCL-C, as cut-offs vary between 27 and 59.2 Nydegger et al suggested using a score of 50 or more to indicate PTSD in a firefighting population.3 Therefore, it is likely that Khumtong et al are overestimating the presence of PTSD within their sample, decreasing the validity of their results. Furthermore, these results cannot be compared to other studies using the PCL-C if their values for PTSD are different.   Read the original articleSmith EVelazquez-Pimentel DTrockels ADove Medical PressarticlePosttraumatic stress disorder PTSD sleep quality firefightersPsychiatryRC435-571Neurophysiology and neuropsychologyQP351-495ENNature and Science of Sleep, Vol Volume 11, Pp 217-218 (2019)
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topic Posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD sleep quality firefighters
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Neurophysiology and neuropsychology
QP351-495
spellingShingle Posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD sleep quality firefighters
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Neurophysiology and neuropsychology
QP351-495
Smith E
Velazquez-Pimentel D
Trockels A
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder And Sleep Quality Among Urban Firefighters In Thailand – [Letter]
description Eleanor Smith, Diana Velazquez-Pimentel, Amaury Trockels Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UKCorrespondence: Eleanor SmithBarts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, 4 Newark St, Whitechapel, London E1 2AT, UKEmail e.smith@smd14.qmul.ac.uk With great interest we read the study by Khumtong et al on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and sleep quality amongst a population of urban firefighters in Thailand.1 The authors concluded urban firefighters in Thailand with PTSD were more likely to experience poor sleep quality than those without. Therefore, they importantly recognise that interventions in psychological well-being for this population should be implemented. We would like to offer some insights into their study.Khumtong et al used the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist – Civilian Version (PCL-C) in order to identify PTSD within their study population.1 The authors chose a cut-off score of 44. However, there is no universal validated threshold score to make a diagnosis with the PCL-C, as cut-offs vary between 27 and 59.2 Nydegger et al suggested using a score of 50 or more to indicate PTSD in a firefighting population.3 Therefore, it is likely that Khumtong et al are overestimating the presence of PTSD within their sample, decreasing the validity of their results. Furthermore, these results cannot be compared to other studies using the PCL-C if their values for PTSD are different.   Read the original article
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