Health problems of rescue workers presented to the occupational physician, and sickness absence before and after the disaster (13 May 2000)
| 6 months pre-disaster | 1–6 months post-disaster* | 7–12 months post-disaster† | 13–18 months post-disaster‡ | 19–24 months post-disaster§ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Discordant pairs of the McNemar test pre-post: psychological: 45, 19 (p < 0.01); musculoskeletal: 35, 35 (p = 1.0); respiratory: 17, 3 (p < 0.01). | |||||
| †Discordant pairs of the McNemar test pre-post: psychological: 60, 24 (p < 0.001); musculoskeletal: 60, 38 (p < 0.05); respiratory: 24, 4 (p < 0.001). | |||||
| ‡Discordant pairs of the McNemar test pre-post: psychological: 50, 25 (p < 0.01); musculoskeletal: 56, 39 (p = 0.10); respiratory: 7, 3 (p = 0.34). | |||||
| §Discordant pairs of the McNemar test pre-post: psychological: 49, 22 (p < 0.01); musculoskeletal: 60, 39 (p < 0.05); respiratory: 17, 4 (p < 0.01). | |||||
| Health problems | |||||
| Musculoskeletal | 4.2% (n = 44) | 4.2% (n = 44) | 6.4% (n = 66) | 5.9% (n = 61) | 6.3% (n = 65) |
| Psychological | 2.9% (n = 30) | 5.4% (n = 56) | 6.4% (n = 66) | 5.3% (n = 55) | 5.5% (n = 57) |
| Respiratory | 0.5% (n = 5) | 1.8% (n = 19) | 2.4% (n = 25) | 0.9% (n = 9) | 1.7% (n = 18) |
| Sickness absence | |||||
| Mean length (SD) | 6.6 (22.8) | 11.6 (48.4) | 9.8 (38.5) | 6.8 (27.2) | 7.1 (23.9) |