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This study aimed to assess the level of posttraumatic stress disorder and to examine the relationship_x000D__x000D_
between exposure to war stress and posttraumatic symptoms among health care providers following Israeli_x000D__x000D_
offensives against Gaza Strip in 2014._x000D__x000D_
Methodology: A cross-sectional design was used for this study. We targeted all nurses and doctors working in_x000D__x000D_
three governmental hospitals in the Gaza Strip and worked with victims of the last war, more specifically,_x000D__x000D_
those who were working in emergency departments, intensive care units, operating rooms, surgical departments,_x000D__x000D_
and burn units. A demographic sheet and Impact Event Scale–Revisedwere used in this study. The Impact_x000D__x000D_
Event Scale–Revised has three sub-scales; intrusion, avoidance, and hyper-arousal._x000D__x000D_
Results: The results showed that 291 (89.8%) of 324 participants had scores more than 35 (threshold cut-off_x000D__x000D_
point) on the Impact Event Scale–Revised. Scores ranged from zero to 80 with a mean of 52.13. Females had_x000D__x000D_
higher levels of stress (55.79) than males (51.63) and nurses (54.85) had more stress than physicians (47.38)._x000D__x000D_
The most frequent symptoms of trauma subscales was “avoidance” (mean = 20.04), followed by “intrusion”_x000D__x000D_
(mean = 17.83), and then “hyper-arousal” (mean = 14.27). Levels of trauma symptoms were not affected by_x000D__x000D_
place of living, hospital of work, while level of education had impacted level of trauma._x000D__x000D_
Conclusion: The findings showed that health care providers suffered from severe posttraumatic symptoms after_x000D__x000D_
exposure to prolonged war stress. This level of trauma among health care providers warrants intervention_x000D__x000D_
programs to reduce stress and trauma among Gaza health care providers after the war.

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