Factors Related with the Firefighters’ Stresses whilt Wildfire Suppression at Doi Phrabat, Lampang Province
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Background: Smog from the wildfire at Doi Phrabat causes air pollution in Mueang District, Lampang province every year. Wildfire suppression is tough, tired and dangerous, leading to stress of the firefighters.
Objective: To determine the level of stress and factors related with the firefighters’ stress levels whilst wildfire suppression at Doi Phrabat.
Materials and methods: A survey research was conducted among 240 firefighters using the stress assessment questionnaires (SPST-20) during wildfire suppression at 7–31 March 2019. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Factors related with the level of stress were analyzed using Chi-square test.
Results: The mean age was 48.7 (SD 12.6) years (range, 15–72) and 73.8% was male. Two-thirds were local volunteer firefighters and 44.2% were full-time operators. Most of the firefighters (57.9%) were anxious with the haze situation, 40.4% had a high level of stress and 28.8% had moderate level. Factors related with the firefighters’ stress levels were having anxiety, extended working period, receiving the fire situation information, working related diseases and trauma (p=0.001), lacking of equipment (p=0.002), teamwork relationship (p=0.004) and lacking of mental support (p=0.013).
Conclusion: Having anxiety, extended working period, teamwork relationship, working related diseases and trauma, inadequate equipment and mental support were related with the firefighters’ stresses during wildfire suppression at Doi Phrabat.
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บทความที่ส่งมาลงพิมพ์ต้องไม่เคยพิมพ์หรือกำลังได้รับการพิจารณาตีพิมพ์ในวารสารอื่น เนื้อหาในบทความต้องเป็นผลงานของผู้นิพนธ์เอง ไม่ได้ลอกเลียนหรือตัดทอนจากบทความอื่น โดยไม่ได้รับอนุญาตหรือไม่ได้อ้างอิงอย่างเหมาะสม การแก้ไขหรือให้ข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมแก่กองบรรณาธิการ จะต้องเสร็จสิ้นเป็นที่เรียบร้อยก่อนจะได้รับพิจารณาตีพิมพ์ และบทความที่ตีพิมพ์แล้วเป็นสมบัติ ของลำปางเวชสาร
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