TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychosocial and environmental distress resulting from a volcanic eruption
T2 - Study protocol
AU - Warsini, Sri
AU - Usher, Kim
AU - Buettner, Petra
AU - Mills, Jane
AU - West, Caryn
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Australian College of Nursing Ltd.
PY - 2015/9/1
Y1 - 2015/9/1
N2 - Aim: To examine the psychosocial and environmental distress resulting from the 2010 eruption of the Merapi volcano and explore the experience of living in an environment damaged by a volcanic eruption. Background: Natural disasters cause psychosocial responses in survivors. While volcanic eruptions are an example of a natural disaster, little is currently known about the psychosocial impact on survivors. Volcanic eruptions also cause degradation of the environment, which is linked to environmental distress. However, little is currently known of this phenomenon. Design: An explanatory mixed method study. Methods: The research will be divided into three phases. The first phase will involve instrument modification, translation and testing. The second phase will involve a survey to a larger sample using the modified and tested questionnaire. The third phase will involve the collection of interviews from a sub set of the same participants as the second phase. Discussion: Quantitative data will be analyzed to determine the extent of psychosocial and environmental distress experienced by the participants. Qualitative data will be analyzed to explain the variation among the participants. The results of the study will be used to develop strategies to support survivors in the future and to help ameliorate distress.
AB - Aim: To examine the psychosocial and environmental distress resulting from the 2010 eruption of the Merapi volcano and explore the experience of living in an environment damaged by a volcanic eruption. Background: Natural disasters cause psychosocial responses in survivors. While volcanic eruptions are an example of a natural disaster, little is currently known about the psychosocial impact on survivors. Volcanic eruptions also cause degradation of the environment, which is linked to environmental distress. However, little is currently known of this phenomenon. Design: An explanatory mixed method study. Methods: The research will be divided into three phases. The first phase will involve instrument modification, translation and testing. The second phase will involve a survey to a larger sample using the modified and tested questionnaire. The third phase will involve the collection of interviews from a sub set of the same participants as the second phase. Discussion: Quantitative data will be analyzed to determine the extent of psychosocial and environmental distress experienced by the participants. Qualitative data will be analyzed to explain the variation among the participants. The results of the study will be used to develop strategies to support survivors in the future and to help ameliorate distress.
KW - Environmental distress
KW - Mixed methods
KW - Natural disaster
KW - Psychosocial distress
KW - Volcanic eruption
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U2 - 10.1016/j.colegn.2014.03.004
DO - 10.1016/j.colegn.2014.03.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 26552204
AN - SCOPUS:84939264172
SN - 1322-7696
VL - 22
SP - 325
EP - 331
JO - Collegian
JF - Collegian
IS - 3
ER -