What about Us? Reported Experiences of Disabled People Related to the Christchurch Earthquakes

Phibbs, Suzanne; Good, Gretchen A.; Severinsen, Christina; Woodbury, Esther; Williamson, Kerry

doi:10.1016/s2212-5671(14)00930-7

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“…For instance, many families of children with physical disabilities frequently live in homes adapted to provide barrier-free entry and mobility. In the post-disaster/terrorism landscape, temporary shelters or housing may not accommodate the needs of people with disabilities [4,34,79]. For children with medical support needs, the destruction of health care facilities and temporary shortages in electrical power may compound chronic disabilities [80].…”

Section: Social and Community Factors Secondary Adversitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Displacement after disaster can also decrease social opportunities [82]. Adults with visual disabilities reported a higher level of social isolation following an earthquake [79]. Children with disabilities often have limited peer friendships and experience loneliness at higher rates than their peers, in part, due to differences in social skills [83,84], making both the loss of old peers and the obtaining of new friends difficult for some children with disabilities.…”

Section: Displacement Post-disaster/terrorismmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Addressing the Needs of Children With Disabilities Experiencing Disaster or Terrorism

Stough

Ducy

Kang

2017

Curr Psychiatry Rep

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Research indicates adults with disabilities experience increased exposure to hazards due to existing social disparities and barriers associated with disability status. However, studies on the psychological effects of disaster/terrorism on children with pre-existing disabilities are exceedingly few and empirical evidence of the effectiveness of trauma-focused therapies for this population is limited. Secondary adversities, including social stigma and health concerns, also compromise the recovery of these children post-disaster/terrorism. Schools and teachers appear to be particularly important in the recovery of children with disabilities from disaster. Disasters, terrorism, and war all contribute to increased incidence of disability, as well as disproportionately affect children with pre-existing disabilities. Disaster preparedness interventions and societal changes are needed to decrease the disproportionate environmental and social vulnerability of children with disabilities to disaster and terrorism.

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Section: Social and Community Factors Secondary Adversitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Displacement Post-disaster/terrorismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Addressing the Needs of Children With Disabilities Experiencing Disaster or Terrorism

Stough

Ducy

Kang

2017

Curr Psychiatry Rep

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“…Having a good relationship with neighbours would also be a useful support strategy in a disaster. 31 Our study results also suggest that having alternative safe places would help manage health in a disaster. It is important to ensure the availability of safe transportation methods to such places, as it would be riskier than it would be to stay at home if individuals with CCI cannot reach their chosen safe place because of a lack of preparation and experience.…”

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Disaster anxiety and self-assistance behaviours among persons with cervical cord injury in Japan: a qualitative study

Takahashi

Kitamura

2016

BMJ Open

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ObjectivesPersons with disabilities, especially those with a severe disability, have a vague anxiety about future disasters; however, the measures of self-assistance for disaster preparedness have not been standardised. The present study aimed to describe disaster-related anxiety and behaviours related to disaster preparedness among persons who have cervical cord injury in Japan.DesignQualitative study.SettingTokyo Metropolitan area, Japan.Participants16 persons with cervical cord injury participated. Inclusion criteria were being 20 years old and older, being diagnosed with cervical cord injury, being able to communicate verbally, having an interest in disaster preparedness, and belonging to a self-help group of persons with cervical cord injury in the Tokyo Metropolitan area.ResultsParticipants usually had ‘anxiety about health management’ and it became more serious once they thought about a disaster. We identified three themes in relation to their anxiety: ‘storing needed items,’ ‘staying in a safe place’ and ‘having reliable caregivers.’ We also identified three other themes that were the reasons behind these themes: ‘travel experiences,’ ‘experiences of failure’ and ‘information from peers.’ConclusionsTo buffer the anxiety about health management in a disaster, it would be important for persons with cervical cord injury to store needed items, stay in a safe place and have reliable caregivers. Various daily experiences, including experiences of failure, would encourage such behaviours.

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“…The second research project [28,29] was a one-year project conducted in 2012 with 23 disabled people living in Christchurch during the earthquakes and four agency representatives who talked about how the earthquakes had impacted upon their organisation and clients. Overarching themes included individual, community and organisational preparedness and response.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Further to consensus amongst the authors, narrative extracts from participants’ talk that illustrate the relevance of public health concepts to the Sendai Framework and Disaster Risk Reduction were selected and applied as exemplars to reinforce arguments presented. Fuller discussions of the research methodologies and overviews of the research findings have been published elsewhere [25,28,29,31]. The article should not be considered to be a definitive analysis of public and private sector responses to the Canterbury earthquake sequence.…”

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Synergising Public Health Concepts with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction: A Conceptual Glossary

Phibbs

Kenney

Severinsen

et al. 2016

IJERPH

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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015) is a global strategy for addressing disaster risk and resilience that has been ratified by member countries of the United Nations. Its guiding principles emphasise building resilience through inter-sectoral collaboration, as well as partnerships that facilitate community empowerment and address underlying risk factors. Both public health and the emergency management sector face similar challenges related to developing and implementing strategies that involve structural change, facilitating community resilience and addressing individual risk factors. Familiarity with public health principles enables an understanding of the holistic approach to risk reduction that is outlined within the Sendai Framework. We present seven concepts that resonate with contemporary public health practice, namely: the social determinants of health; inequality and inequity; the inverse care law; community-based and community development approaches; hard to reach communities and services; the prevention paradox; and the inverse prevention law. These ideas from public health provide a useful conceptual base for the ”new” agenda in disaster risk management that underpins the 2015 Sendai Framework. The relevance of these ideas to disaster risk management and research is illustrated through drawing on the Sendai Framework, disaster literature and exemplars from the 2010–2011 earthquakes in Canterbury, New Zealand.

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What about Us? Reported Experiences of Disabled People Related to the Christchurch Earthquakes

Cited by 19 publications

References 15 publications

Addressing the Needs of Children With Disabilities Experiencing Disaster or Terrorism

Addressing the Needs of Children With Disabilities Experiencing Disaster or Terrorism

Disaster anxiety and self-assistance behaviours among persons with cervical cord injury in Japan: a qualitative study

Synergising Public Health Concepts with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction: A Conceptual Glossary

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