多米尼加的中年成年人经历过的经历和感知,他们经历了严重的风暴 - - 一个定性探索
Josie-Ann LeBlanc1, Waneisha Jones1, Heather Harewood1
1Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Bridgetown, Barbados.
Frontiers in psychiatry
|June 19, 2024
概括
中年多米尼加人经历了严重风暴对精神和身体健康的重大影响. 加强社区灾害规划和风险沟通对于提高抵御力和准备能力至关重要.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 灾难医学 灾难医学
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
背景情况:
- 多米尼加是一个小岛屿发展中国家 (SIDS),面临着北大西洋风的高度脆弱性.
- 像"玛丽亚" (2017年) 风这样的严重风暴已经造成了严重的健康问题,包括压力和焦虑.
- 中年风幸存者的经历,特别是"三明治世代",仍然没有得到充分的研究.
研究的目的:
- 描述受严重风暴影响的中年多米尼加人的生活经历.
- 探索与风事件相关的健康影响和弹性因素.
- 确定在灾难准备和应对方面需要改进的领域.
主要方法:
- 现象学定性研究涉及故意招募的中年多米尼加人 (35-55岁).
- 通过半结构面试 (基于Zoom) 在2022年6月至8月期间收集的数据.
- 采访成绩单的专题分析使用混合演-诱导编码框架.
主要成果:
- 出现了三个组织主题:健康影响,反应/恢复以及准备/预防.
- 严重的风暴造成了直接和间接的心理,社会和身体健康影响,包括焦虑和倦怠.
- 参与者利用基于信仰,社区支持和情绪应对机制来提高弹性.
结论:
- 中年多米尼加人在严重风暴后面临着多方面的健康挑战.
- 改善风险沟通和早期预警系统对于改善人口准备能力至关重要.
- 需要有针对性的战略来促进社区参与灾害规划,并纳入传统的自助方法.
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