Research after Natural Disasters: Recommendations and Lessons Learned

Richardson, Roslyn; Plummer, Carol A.; Barthelemy, Juan J.; Cain, Daphne S.

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“…In fact, the cost per participant recruited via Facebook ads can be as low as 6% of the cost of recruitment through traditional sampling procedures such as RDD (Shaver et al, 2019). This is an important consideration for disaster research, as it is often challenging (or impossible) to secure substantial research funding for time-sensitive research in the aftermath of a disaster (Reeve et al, 2015; Richardson et al, 2009; SAMHSA, 2016).…”

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Evacuation- and hurricane-related experiences, emotional distress, and their associations with mothers’ health risk behaviors.

Greca¹,

Brodar²,

Tarlow³

et al. 2022

Health Psychology

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Objective: Extreme weather events pose major risks to human health and have a greater psychological impact on women and parents, but little is known about how they affect health risk behaviors. This study evaluated how disaster-related experiences before, during, and after Hurricane Irma were associated with mothers' health-risk behaviors, and the extent to which posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and depressive symptoms potentially mediated these relationships. Method: Mothers (N = 534; 33% underrepresented minorities) residing in Southern Florida completed an online survey about their evacuation experiences before and hurricane experiences during and after Irma. Mothers also completed measures of PTSS, depressive symptoms, and health risk behaviors (i.e., substance use, sedentary behaviors, and difficulty falling or staying asleep). Confirmatory factor analysis assessed the fit of the health-risk behavior indicators on a latent factor. Structural equation modeling evaluated relationships between variables. Results: A one-factor model for health risk behaviors fit the data well. After controlling for income, loss and disruption after the storm and depressive symptoms were directly associated with mothers' health risk behaviors. Before-the-storm evacuation stressors, actual life-threatening events during the storm, and loss and disruption after the storm were related to mothers' PTSS and depressive symptoms and also associated with health risk behaviors indirectly via depressive symptoms. Conclusions: Stressful experiences before, during, and after hurricanes are associated with mothers' health-risk behaviors via postevent emotional distress. Health interventions should include strategies that help parents cope with the impact of extreme weather events, both before and after such events occur. Mothers' distress potentially could affect child health.

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Evacuation- and hurricane-related experiences, emotional distress, and their associations with mothers’ health risk behaviors.

Greca¹,

Brodar²,

Tarlow³

et al. 2022

Health Psychology

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“…Without systematic research, basic knowledge will not be produced and there will be no progress and development [ 6 , 7 ]. Moreover, considering the non-applicability of study results conducted in other countries due to cultural and social differences, accurate research-based information that takes into account the managerial and local characteristics of Iran is needed to enable policymakers and governmental agencies responsible to help minimize the effects of disasters [ 8 ]. This study aimed to provide an opportunity to better understand the issues and to identify important research gaps by reviewing the published articles in the field of emergencies and disasters in Iran.…”

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A comprehensive review of the articles published in the field of health in emergencies and disasters in Iran

Khankeh¹,

Momtaz²,

Saatchi³

et al. 2022

Pan Afr Med J

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Introduction Iran is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. A research-based approach is essential to reduce the effects of disasters and provide effective responses. This study aims to review the articles published in the field of emergencies and disasters in Iran. Methods a combination of descriptive and qualitative content analysis using Hsieh and Shannon´s method was done. Since the first and most well-known specialized journal in the field of emergencies and disasters in Iran is the Health in emergencies and Disasters Quarterly (HDQ), all articles published in this journal were examined in terms of theme and scientometric indicators. Results regarding the type of research, 103 were quantitative (66.5%), 18 were qualitative (11.6%), and 4 (2.6%) were performed by mixed method. Most of the articles (n=116, 76.3%) were original research. The most frequently studied risk was traffic accidents (n=17, 10.96%) followed by earthquakes (n=10, 6.45%) and floods (n=8, 5.16%). In terms of theme and content, 103 published articles were related to one of the 4 main phases of the disaster risk management cycle where most of them were related to preparedness (n=48, 46.6%) followed by mitigation (n=26, 25.24%), response (n=20, 19.42%), and recovery (n=9, 8.47%) phases. Conclusion although there are studies related to the four phases of disaster risk management cycle in Iran, most of them are related to assessing preparedness followed by mitigation. In addition, qualitative and mixed studies could have more significant contribution to this field of research, accelerating this process requires the development of disaster research methodology training and researcher training programs as well as their organized and financial support.

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Disaster Fieldwork

Horsley¹

2022

The International Encyclopedia of Health Communication

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As disasters become more frequent and more severe in our tightly coupled, technologically dependent global society, the field of disaster science will see more opportunities for growth and maturation of research design and theory development. Health communication researchers conducting fieldwork need disaster‐related training to be prepared for the unique challenges of entering the field and collecting data from potentially vulnerable participants. This entry provides an introduction to disaster fieldwork, reviews methods used for conducting field research, offers considerations for researchers going into the field, and presents ethical issues for research involving human subjects in a disaster setting.

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Research after Natural Disasters: Recommendations and Lessons Learned

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Evacuation- and hurricane-related experiences, emotional distress, and their associations with mothers’ health risk behaviors.

Evacuation- and hurricane-related experiences, emotional distress, and their associations with mothers’ health risk behaviors.

A comprehensive review of the articles published in the field of health in emergencies and disasters in Iran

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