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Table 2 Set of questions used during first and second questionnaire

From: A longitudinal study on the Ghislenghien disaster in Belgium: strengths and weaknesses of the study design and influence on response rate

 

Adults ≥ 15 years

Children 8-14 years

 

5 months after disaster

14 months after disaster

5 months after disaster

14 months after disaster

Socio-demographic information*

X

X

X

X

Absenteeism at work and school

X

X

X/proxy

X/proxy

Type of exposure to the disaster

X

-

X

-

Emotional reactions during and just after the disaster (including peri-traumatic dissociation)

X

-

X

-

PTSD evaluation [23]

X

X

X

X

Post traumatic growth [24]

-

X

-

-

Description of social consequences

X

X

-

-

Description of psychosocial support/interventions by professionals

X

X

proxy

proxy

Evaluation of contacts with structures of psychosocial support

X

X

-

-

Evaluation of general health condition*

X

X

X

X

Mental health consequences (SCL90-R)* [25]

X

X

-

-

Effects on lifestyle (smoking/alcohol use)*

X

X

-

-

Effects on drug use*

X

X

proxy

proxy

Effects on health services utilisation*

X

X

proxy

proxy

  1. * Questions similar as those used by the Belgian Health Interview Survey [7]
  2. * Proxy: questions filled in by a parent or a close adult