Vulnerable Populations in Disaster

Stanton, Ralph R.; Duran-Stanton, Amelia M.

doi:10.1016/j.cpha.2019.06.005

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“…Among the plethora of cases, some groups are more vulnerable than others [38]. In concordance with our research, other studies have also shown that minors and the elderly are considered to be among the most vulnerable populations [24]. In addition, health and social care workers point out that individuals with mental illnesses [22] and individuals who are in a chronic situation from which they cannot get out are groups at greater risk [55,56].…”

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Emotions, Feelings, and Experiences of Social Workers While Attending to Vulnerable Groups: A Qualitative Approach

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Social workers in the community setting are in constant contact with the suffering experienced by the most vulnerable individual. Social interventions are complex and affect social workers’ emotional well-being. The aim of this study was to identify the emotions, feelings, and experiences social workers have while attending to individuals in situations of vulnerability and hardship. A qualitative methodology based on hermeneutic phenomenology was used. Six interviews and two focus group sessions were conducted with social workers from the community social services and health services of the Andalusian Public Health System in the province of Almería (Spain). Atlas.ti 8.0 software was used for discourse analysis. The professionals highlighted the vulnerability of certain groups, such as the elderly and minors, people with serious mental problems, and people with scarce or no economic resources. Daily contact with situations of suffering generates a variety of feelings and emotions (anger, sadness, fear, concern). Therefore, more attention should be paid to working with the emotions of social workers who are exposed to tense and threatening situations. Peer support, talking, and discussions of experiences are pointed out as relevant by all social workers. Receiving training and support (in formal settings) in order to learn how to deal with vulnerable groups could be positive for their work and their professional and personal quality of life.

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“…Poverty is a major contributor to vulnerability [23]. In this sense, different studies establish that minors and the elderly are among the most vulnerable populations [24]. Thus, the occupational and professional commitment to these groups of individuals becomes even greater [25].…”

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Emotions, Feelings, and Experiences of Social Workers While Attending to Vulnerable Groups: A Qualitative Approach

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“…On the other hand, many indicators permit to quantify the complexity connected with social vulnerability. Previous studies recognize the demographic variables, economic variables, and so on, as the significant factors affecting vulnerability [ 31 , 39 , 40 ]. Based on the above mentioned, 28 evaluation indexes were selected preliminarily from four aspects of social population, social economy, social structure and social culture.…”

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Spatial and temporal changes of social vulnerability of cities to natural hazards in Zhejiang province, China

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Cao

2024

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“…Community resilience as a concept in hazard risk management has received a sharp increase in attention since the 1970s [8,9]. Community resilience to natural hazards, such as floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes, has been observed to reduce the impacts of disasters on a nation and its communities [10,11]. Community resilience generally refers to the ability that a community maintains or the speed at which it returns to normal operating conditions in the face of a disturbance [8,12].…”

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Risk Perception, Risk Communication, and Mitigation Actions of Flash Floods: Results from a Survey in Three Types of Communities

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In order to improve the decision-making of risk management and enhance community resilience to flash floods, the perception of risks, communication of warnings, and mitigation actions concerning flash floods were investigated in this study. The survey involves 280 participants from three types of communities in flash flood-prone areas. Results show that: (i) About 55.4% of community participants misperceived or underestimated the risk of flash floods, especially in the suburban communities, and people had misconceptions about the safety of crossing fast-flowing water, even though most of them had experienced flash flood hazards. (ii) In total, 67.9% of participants indicated that they had at some point received a flash flood warning. The perception of accuracy was related to trust in flash flood warnings, but they were different constructs for some individuals. Moreover, residents in the rural community and suburban community reported a closer social communication with neighbors, which would greatly influence inhabitants’ attitudes and behaviors towards the flash flood warnings and mitigation actions. (iii) Most of the participants indicated they would take some protective action when they received a warning. Risk perceptions and risk communications influence the mitigation actions in the community. Significant variables in the rural community and non-rural community were explored, and some important suggestions are highlighted. These findings suggest that risk perception and risk communication in neighborhoods help people to decide what action to take in the given scenarios, contribute to enhancing the community resilience, and contribute to coping with future flash floods in a more specific and effective way.

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Vulnerable Populations in Disaster

Cited by 6 publications

References 15 publications

Emotions, Feelings, and Experiences of Social Workers While Attending to Vulnerable Groups: A Qualitative Approach

Emotions, Feelings, and Experiences of Social Workers While Attending to Vulnerable Groups: A Qualitative Approach

Spatial and temporal changes of social vulnerability of cities to natural hazards in Zhejiang province, China

Risk Perception, Risk Communication, and Mitigation Actions of Flash Floods: Results from a Survey in Three Types of Communities

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