Table 2 – Fort McMurray survey post-wildfire data vs. Red Deer EMPATHY survey control data

Measure

Fort McMurray Score

Red Deer Score

P-value

Effect size

PHQ-A score

8.0 +/− 6.5

5.6 +/− 5.6

0.00001*

HADS score

7.7 +/− 4.7

7.4 +/− 5.0

0.021*

CRAFFT score

0.55 +/− 1.25

0.54 +/− 1.16

0.75

Rosenberg score

18.2 +/− 6.6

20.5 +/− 5.9

0.00001*

Kidscreen score

27.0 +/− 8.2

29.4 +/− 7.3

0.00001*

Measure

Rate

Rate

P-value

Probable depression

31%

17%

0.00001*

Probable moderately severe depression

17%

9%

0.00001*

Suicidal thinking

16%

4%

0.00001*

Probable anxiety

27%

27%

0.98

Probable alcohol / substance use disorder

15%

16%

0.29

Tobacco use

13%

10%

0.00090*

Any of 3 probable diagnoses

37%

36%

0.50