气候变化领域集成服务门户(CCPortal): Disability and natural hazard emergency preparedness in an Australian sample

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DOI	10.1007/s11069-021-04642-8
	Disability and natural hazard emergency preparedness in an Australian sample
	McLennan J.; Every D.; Reynolds A.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	0921030X
起始页码	1489
结束页码	1499
卷号	107 期号:2
英文摘要	Each year natural hazards result in large numbers of deaths and injuries among residents of at-risk communities. Some individuals are especially vulnerable to the impacts of natural hazards. Residents with activity-limiting disabilities comprise one such vulnerable group. One of several reasons proposed for their vulnerability is lower levels of preparedness to survive a natural hazard emergency. However, findings from North American research present a mixed picture. Some studies have found no differences between residents with and without disability, yet others have found residents with a disability to be less prepared. Australian research addressing the issue is limited. The present study reports findings from a survey of 1253 Australian residents who completed measures of activity-limiting disability level, and both material and psychological preparedness for a natural hazard emergency. Those categorised as having a severe level of disability were found to be significantly less well prepared than those with no disabilities on average. The difference was small for both material preparedness and knowledge about disaster threat and safety, but appreciable for emotional preparedness for an emergency. This suggests a need for provision of greater social support for some residents with disabilities over the course of a natural hazard emergency. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. part of Springer Nature.
关键词	Disability Disasters Material preparedness Natural hazard emergency Psychological preparedness
英文关键词	disability; disaster management; natural hazard; psychology; research work; resident population; vulnerability; Australia
语种	英语
来源期刊	Natural Hazards
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/206417
作者单位	School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia; Appleton Institute, Central Queensland University, Adelaide, SA, Australia; College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	McLennan J.,Every D.,Reynolds A.. Disability and natural hazard emergency preparedness in an Australian sample[J],2021,107(2).
APA	McLennan J.,Every D.,&Reynolds A..(2021).Disability and natural hazard emergency preparedness in an Australian sample.Natural Hazards,107(2).
MLA	McLennan J.,et al."Disability and natural hazard emergency preparedness in an Australian sample".Natural Hazards 107.2(2021).