Who has sustained psychological symptoms nine years after the Hebei Spirit oil spill?: The Health Effect Research on Hebei Spirit oil spill (HEROS) study

2021 ◽  
Vol 294 ◽  
pp. 112936
Author(s):  
Kyung-Hwa Choi ◽  
Myung-Sook Park ◽  
Myung Ho Lim ◽  
Jong-Il Hur ◽  
Su Ryeon Noh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Health Effect

Psychological Vulnerability of Residents of Communities Affected by the Hebei Spirit Oil Spill

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyung-Hwa Choi ◽  
Myung-Ho Lim ◽  
Mina Ha ◽  
Jung Nam Sohn ◽  
Jong-Won Kang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Survey Analysis ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Sampling Frame ◽  
Income Loss ◽  
Mental Health Programs

AbstractObjectivePsychological health is an important issue after disasters. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of psychological symptoms among 993 residents of Taean District in South Korea after the Hebei Spirit oil spill and to examine determinants of vulnerability in residents’ psychological symptoms.MethodsSymptoms of post-traumatic stress (PTS), depression, suicidal ideation, and anxiety were assessed by questionnaires, and the responses were analyzed by using the survey analysis considering the sampling frame.ResultsAmong the study subjects, the symptom prevalences of PTS, depression, suicidal ideation, and anxiety were 19.5%, 22.0%, 2.3%, and 4.2%, respectively, and symptoms were higher in people who were female, were older, were less educated, and had lower family income. People with fishery or related occupations compared to those with unrelated livelihoods and people residing in the vicinity of the oil band in the contaminated coastline showed additively increased symptom risks of PTS. Risk of suicidal ideation was predominantly increased in people with fishery or related occupations compared with those with unrelated livelihoods.ConclusionsSocial supports, including compensation for income loss and community mental health programs, and longer follow-up studies are needed for residents in the communities affected by the Hebei Spirit oil spill. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2016;10:51-58)

Psychological Symptoms in Residents 7 Months After the Hebei Spirit Oil Spill: Re-analysis Focused on Influencing Factors.

Epidemiology ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. S262
Author(s):  
Kyung-Hwa Choi ◽  
Mina Ha ◽  
Jungnam Sohn ◽  
Jong-Won Kang ◽  
Hae-Kwan Cheong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Psychological Symptoms

scholarly journals Health effect research on Hebei Spirit Oil Spill (HEROS) in Korea: a cohort profile

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. e026740 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myung Sook Park ◽  
Kyung-Hwa Choi ◽  
Seung-Hwa Lee ◽  
Jong-Il Hur ◽  
Su Ryeon Noh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Health Effect ◽  
Oxidative Stress Biomarkers ◽  
Spill Site

PurposeThe Hebei Spirit Oil Spill occurred on 7 December 2007 and resulted in the spillage of 12 547 kl of crude oil on the coastline near Taean. Historically, this was the largest oil spill in Korean water. The health effect research on Hebei Spirit Oil Spill (HEROS) is a prospective cohort study that aimed to evaluate the long-term health effects of oil spill exposure on residents in the affected community.ParticipantsThe Taean Environmental Health Center initially enrolled adults, adolescents and children living in Taean in 2009 and 2010. Follow-up surveys of participating adults and children were conducted every other year. By 2017, a total of 9585 adults and 2216 children and adolescents were enrolled. Of these, 294 adults and 102 children and adolescents were included in all subsequent surveys.Findings to dateChildren who lived closer to the oil spill site exhibited a lower level of pulmonary function and higher prevalence of allergic rhinitis, than those who lived further away from the oil spill site. Adults who lived in a highly exposed area or participated in clean-up work had higher urine levels of the oxidative stress biomarkers malondialdehyde and 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine. Changes in haematological parameters during a 3-year period were observed in residents of both sexes in highly exposed areas, in addition to increases in respiratory diseases and mental health problems in female and male participants, respectively.Future plansThe findings of this study will better enable policy makers to develop environmental health policies intended to prevent adverse health effects in residents of communities affected by oil spills, as well as policies regarding the management of future oil accidents. The HEROS study will continue to follow participants in future and will be updated to enable an investigation of long-term health effects.

scholarly journals Health Effect Assessment on Cleanup Workers of an Oil Spill in Yeosu

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 385-395
Author(s):  
Geunbae Kim ◽  
Tack Shin Kang ◽  
Mira Yoon ◽  
Hyejung Jo ◽  
Youngkyung Joo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Health Effect ◽  
Effect Assessment ◽  
Cleanup Workers

Health Effect Assessment on Volunteers Involved in the Cleanup Operation Following the Hebei Spirit Oil Spill Along the Taean Coast, Korea

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chul-Ho Lee ◽  
Kyung-Hwa Park ◽  
Min-Jung Lee ◽  
Wook-Hee Choi ◽  
Heon Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Health Effect ◽  
Effect Assessment

Obama Beefs Up Oil Spill Response

2010 ◽  
pp. 10052710172048
Author(s):  
Jeff Johnson ◽  
Michael Torrice ◽  
Melody Voith
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spill Response

“Music First”

GeroPsych ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dane L. Shiltz ◽  
Tara T. Lineweaver ◽  
Tim Brimmer ◽  
Alex C. Cairns ◽  
Danielle S. Halcomb ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Usual Care ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Care Group ◽  
Music Listening ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Antipsychotic Medications ◽  
Risk Of Death ◽  
Extended Care ◽  
Individualized Music

Abstract. Existing research has primarily evaluated music therapy (MT) as a means of reducing the negative affect, behavioral, and/or cognitive symptoms of dementia. Music listening (ML), on the other hand, offers a less-explored, potentially equivalent alternative to MT and may further reduce exposure to potentially harmful psychotropic medications traditionally used to manage negative behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). This 5-month prospective, naturalistic, interprofessional, single-center extended care facility study compared usual care (45 residents) and usual care combined with at least thrice weekly personalized ML sessions (47 residents) to determine the influence of ML. Agitation decreased for all participants (p < .001), and the ML residents receiving antipsychotic medications at baseline experienced agitation levels similar to both the usual care group and the ML patients who were not prescribed antipsychotics (p < .05 for medication × ML interaction). No significant changes in psychotropic medication exposure occurred. This experimental study supports ML as an adjunct to pharmacological approaches to treating agitation in older adults with dementia living in long-term care facilities. It also highlights the need for additional research focused on how individualized music programs affect doses and frequencies of antipsychotic medications and their associated risk of death and cerebrovascular events in this population.

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