Attitudes of rural population in emergency exposure situations

Carini, F.; Pellizzoni, Marco

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2011.01.010

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“…Encouragingly, rates of information seeking suggest a desire amongst the public to learn protective actions. 34,50,52,55,58,60 This includes a wish to understand pragmatic issues, many of which could only be addressed after the specifics of an incident are understood. Some aspects could be addressed prior to any incident, however.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, the shift towards public preparedness against Receiving messages from trusted sources was highlighted in multiple studies, though opinions inevitably differed as to who is trusted. A comparison of sources 61 found government authorities were viewed as most credible (and were a preferred pre-incident source 24,37,38,53,57,58 ), although scientists were considered more trustworthy and equally competent as nuclear industry. The nuclear industry, despite being perhaps best placed to provide information regarding radiation safety, appear least trusted to do so.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These findings are supported by four less robust surveys. 24,53,57,58 In an RDD emergency television network news and news or government websites were preferred; while social media, healthcare providers and the CDC were preferred by fewer than 2%. 38 Pre-incident nuclear information was found to be confusing and unclear in two studies (focus groups 52 ; experimental design 40 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…42 In a hypothetical nuclear emergency, guidance on countermeasures and food safety would be sought by 86% of Italian respondents. 58 One focus group study using a hypothetical RDD emergency found desired information to include protective actions, water/food contamination, actions of authorities and requests for behavioural recommendations according to how close someone was to the site of the incident. 50…”

Section: Information Seekingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Consistency in messages within and across sources is also desirable and associated with adherence to recommendations. 32,33,51 Inevitably, substantially more information is desired immediately following an incident than preincident, relating to issues such as food and water contamination, 58 actions of authorities and recommendations specific to where the individual is at that time, 50 as well as regarding the likelihood of further attacks. 60 The other experiment, a study of the effectiveness of a pre-incident communications leaflet 40 found advisories best recalled were arguably those with the most personal impact on the recipient, such as not collecting children from school and not using mobile phones.…”

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confidence: 99%

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How to inform the public about protective actions in a nuclear or radiological incident: a systematic review

Gauntlett

Amlôt

Rubin

2019

The Lancet Psychiatry

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Background/objective How the public behave following a nuclear emergency will help to determine overall levels of morbidity and mortality. Pre-event education might help to shape behaviour, but how best to engage people with emergency communications for low likelihood, high impact events is unknown. We conducted a systematic review to identify factors which predict behaviour in preparation for a nuclear incident; factors which predict behaviour in the immediate aftermath of a nuclear incident; and preferences among members of the public for information designed to educate them about actions to take in the event of a nuclear incident. Method We searched multiple databases for relevant papers. Papers were included if: they included a sample of the general public, related to an actual or hypothetical radiation incident, explored factors associated with pre-or post-incident behaviour or preferences for information receipt; used self-report or objective outcome data; and were published in English. Results We included sixteen studies which reported factors associated with preparatory behaviour, 23 for factors associated with post-incident behaviour and 26 studies which examined information preferences. In general preparedness, behaviour was predicted by factors including perceived coping efficacy and having children amongst others, but a lack of preparedness was attributed to fatalistic attitudes. Importantly, for pre-incident communications to be accepted and recommendations adhered to, the source must be trusted and perceived to be credible, though it is notable that family needs, such as collecting children from school, are a stronger predictor of behaviour in a nuclear emergency than communicated directives from authorities. Conclusions If pre-incident education about nuclear incidents is to be used, a number of factors, including the source and method of communication, as well as the content and format of messaging, may increase public engagement with messages and promote the uptake of protective behaviours in a radiation event.

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