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Predictors of help seeking among Connecticut adults after September 11, 2001
Mary L Adams1, Julian D Ford, Wayne F Dailey
1Connecticut Department of Health, Hartford, USA.
Objectives:
We conducted a population-based telephone survey in an attempt to determine correlates of formal and informal help seeking after September 11, 2001.
Methods:
Between October 15 and December 31, 2001, 1774 Connecticut Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System respondents were asked questions directly related to their experiences of September 11.
Results:
Multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that receipt of formal help was predicted by sleep problems, close association with a victim, reports of increased smoking or drinking, and receipt of informal help. Age, gender, reports of 1 or more problems, and formal help seeking predicted receipt of informal help.
Conclusions:
Public health planning and bioterrorism preparedness should include programs addressing increased smoking and drinking, sleep problems, and bereavement in the wake of disasters.
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