Prioritization of factors related to mental health of women during an earthquake: A qualitative study
10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2019.03.006
- Author:
Rahele Samouei
1
;
Shahin Shooshtari
2
;
Masoud Bahrami
3
;
Mohammad Reza Abedi
4
;
Mohammad Reza Maracy
5
Author Information
1. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2. Department of Community Health Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
3. Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
4. Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
5. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Environment Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-communicable Disease, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Mental health;
Women;
Earthquake;
Qualitative study
- From:
World Journal of Emergency Medicine
2019;10(3):160-168
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND:According to the fact that women account for the highest rate of victims of mental health loss during disasters, prioritization of their requirements is of remarkable significance. Therefore, the present study was carried out with the aim to prioritize factors related to women's mental health during an earthquake.
METHODS: This study was conducted using the Delphi method in 2017. Participants consisted of experts including psychologists, counselors and psychiatrists, social medicine specialists, and psychiatric-mental health nurses with experience in service and disaster awareness, especially earthquake. They were selected using purposive and snowball sampling methods. The Delphi method was used in 2 rounds with 21 components and the final attendance of 19 participants and the collective agreement of 75%.
RESULTS: Of the 21 factors related to women's mental health during the earthquake, the following components were, respectively, preferred by the participants: psychological well-being training, group relationships and support of women in emergency situations, fair treatment in the provision of rights and services to women, crisis awareness and management of behavior and difficult conditions, and social security during disasters with the total mean standard deviation (SD) of 13.4 (2.4), 13.0 (2.4), 12.7 (2.5), 12.5 (2.4), and 12.3 (2.2), respectively.
CONCLUSION: Training in the field of psychology and disasters, and social and cultural factors were prioritized among factors related to women's mental health during an earthquake. Therefore, the results of this study can be applied by the planners and executives of mental health, women and disasters, and the women's community itself.
