title: Health-related quality of life for medical rescuers one month after Ludian earthquake.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  An earthquake struck Ludian in Yunnan province of China on August 3, 2014, resulting in 3143 injuries, 617 deaths, and 112 missing persons. Our study aimed at estimating the quality of life and associated determinants among medical rescuers after Ludian earthquake.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey was performed among personnel from three hospitals that assumed rescue tasks in Ludian earthquake. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA and stepwise linear regression analysis were used for data analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean scores on the physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) were 49.86 (SD = 6.01) and 35.85(SD = 6.90), respectively. Lower PCS in the aftermath of an earthquake was associated with non-military medical rescuers, elderly age, and being trapped/in danger while lower MSC in the aftermath of an earthquake was associated with non-military medical rescuers, young age, being female, being trapped/in danger and low education degree.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In conclusion, our study demonstrates that medical rescuers are at risk for a lower HRQoL after exposure to Ludian earthquake. The results of this study help expand our knowledge of health-related quality of life among medical rescuers after the Ludian earthquake.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Military Health Management, Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Rd, Shanghai, 200433, China. mangotangbihan@126.com.
authors.forename: Bihan
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authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Institute of Military Health Management, Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Rd, Shanghai, 200433, China. geyang_happy@163.com.
authors.forename: Yang
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authors.lastname: Ge
authors.affiliation: Institute of Military Health Management, Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Rd, Shanghai, 200433, China. liuzhipeng__1987@sina.com.
authors.forename: Zhipeng
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authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Military Health Management, Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Rd, Shanghai, 200433, China. xuliuaqua@126.com.
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authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Military Health Management, Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Rd, Shanghai, 200433, China. kangpengpkpk@sina.com.
authors.forename: Peng
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authors.affiliation: Institute of Military Health Management, Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Rd, Shanghai, 200433, China. yawnlau@126.com.
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authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Military Health Management, Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Rd, Shanghai, 200433, China. zllrmit@163.com.
authors.forename: Lulu
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authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult