A school based study of psychological disturbance in children following the Omagh bomb

Table 8 Items included in development of exposure measure

Item	No exposure¹	Near miss	Loss^2,³	Exposed - in town after⁴	Exposed – in town at time⁵
Proximity
Were you in Omagh town centre when the bomb exploded?	✗	✓	-	✗	✓
Were you in Omagh town centre shortly after the bomb exploded?	✗	-	-	✓	-
Injured
Were you hurt?		✗	✗	-	-
Loss
Did any of your family, relatives or friends die?	✗	✗	✓	-	-
Did you know anyone else who died?	✗	✗	✓	-	-
Witness
Did you see people you thought were seriously hurt?		✗	✗	-	-
Did you see people you thought were going to die?		✗	✗	-	-
Did you see people you thought were dead?		✗	✗	-	-

✓ Positive response required for inclusion in category.
✗ Negative response required for inclusion in category.
- Either positive or negative response valid.
¹Items with blank cells were filtered out for children who were not in Omagh on the day of the bomb.
²A positive response to at least one of the two questions relating to loss was required for inclusion in this category.
³Children who experienced loss but were in town on the day of the bomb and witnessed traumatic events or were injured were included in one of the exposure categories.
⁴A positive response to at least one of the witness questions or the injured question was required for inclusion in this category.
⁵A positive response to at least one of the witness questions or the injured question was required for inclusion in this category.

ISSN: 1753-2000