Building resiliency: a cross-sectional study examining relationships among health-related quality of life, well-being, and disaster preparedness

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Jeff A Sloan²  Ray C Kirk¹  Monica E Gowan² 

[1] School of Health Sciences, College of Education, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand;Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN, USA

关键词: Tsunami;    Self-management;    Risk perception;    Integrative disaster resilience;    Prevention;    Health outcomes;    Health promotion;    Hazards;    Evacuation;    Earthquake;   

Others  :  814657
DOI  :  10.1186/1477-7525-12-85

 received in 2014-02-13, accepted in 2014-05-13,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Worldwide, disaster exposure and consequences are rising. Disaster risk in New Zealand is amplified by island geography, isolation, and ubiquitous natural hazards. Wellington, the capital city, has vital needs for evacuation preparedness and resilience to the devastating impacts and increasing uncertainties of earthquake and tsunami disasters. While poor quality of life (QoL) is widely-associated with low levels of engagement in many health-protective behaviors, the relationships among health-related quality of life (HrQoL), well-being, and preparedness are virtually unknown.

Methods

We hypothesized that QoL and well-being affect household evacuation preparedness. We performed a quantitative epidemiologic survey (cross-sectional design) of Wellington adults. Our investigation assessed health-promoting attributes that build resiliency, conceptualized as health-protective attitudes and behaviors. Multidimensional QoL variables were measured using validated psychometric scales and analyzed for associations with evacuation preparedness, and we determined whether age and gender affected these relationships.

Results

We received 695 survey responses (28.5% response rate; margin of error ±3.8%; 80% statistical power to detect true correlations of 0.11 or greater). Correlational analyses showed statistically significant positive associations with evacuation preparedness for spiritual well-being, emotional well-being, and life satisfaction. No associations were found for mental health, social well-being, or gender; physical health was weakly negatively associated. Evacuation preparedness increased with age. Regression analyses showed that overall health and well-being explained 4.6-6.8% of the variance in evacuation preparedness. Spiritual well-being was the only QoL variable that significantly and uniquely explained variance in preparedness.

Conclusions

How well-being influences preparedness is complex and deeply personal. The data indicate that multidimensional readiness is essential, and meaningfulness is an important factor. Inadequate levels of tangible preparedness actions are accompanied by gaps in intangible readiness aspects, such as: 1) errors in perceived exposure to and salience of natural hazards, yielding circumscribed risk assessments; 2) unfamiliarity with the scope and span of preparedness; 3) underestimating disaster consequences; and 4) misinterpreting the personal resources required for self-managing disaster and uncertainty. Our results highlight that conceptualizing preparedness to include attitudes and behaviors of readiness, integrating well-being and meaningfulness into preparedness strategies, and prioritizing evacuation planning are critical for resiliency as a dynamic process and outcome.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Gowan et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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