Factores socio-demográficos, crecimiento y sintomatología postraumática en sobrevivientes del terremoto de Chile del 2010

Abstract

ResumenEl propósito de este estudio es evaluar la relación entre factores socio-demográficos y del evento con la sintomatología postraumática (SPT) y el crecimiento postraumático (CPT) en personas que perdieron su hogar en el terremoto de Chile del 27 de febrero de 2010. Con este fin, se seleccionaron 351 personas adultas, entre 18 y 84 años, de las cuales 63,2% eran mujeres. Se aplicó el Inventario de Crecimiento Postraumático y la Escala de Impacto de Evento Revisada, además de un cuestionario socio-demográfico. Se evidencia en el estudio la relación significativa con la SPT o el CPT de elementos tales como sexo, edad, ingresos económicos, cambio de comuna tras el sismo y la razón de la pérdida de la vivienda Se presentan los resultados y argumenta su alcance para la promoción y prevención de salud en sobrevivientes de desastres naturales.Palabras clave: crecimiento postraumático, sintomatología postraumática, desastre natural, desplazamiento, terremoto, tsunami. AbstractThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship that socio-demographic and event factors share with posttraumatic symptomatology (PTSD) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) in people who lost their home in the earthquake that hit Chile on february 27th, 2010. To this end, 351 adults from 18 to 84 years old were selected, of whom 63.2% were women. For this study, the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) and the revised Impact of Event Scale (IES) were applied, in addition to a socio-demographic questionnaire. This study shows that elements such as gender, age, economic income, change of location after the earthquake, and the reason behind the loss of housing bear a significant relation with PTSD or PTG. Results are presented, and their consequences for health promotion and prevention in survivors of natural disasters are discussed.

Earthquake Risk Perception in Belgrade: Implications for Disaster Risk Management

“…The primary goal of this research was to examine whether and to what extent demographic factors affect the perception of the risk of Belgrade citizens from natural disasters caused by earthquakes. Previous research conducted on this topic has shown that risk perception is influenced by a large number of factors, demographic, socio-economic, psychological (Armaş, 2006;Tian et al, 2014;García, 2017;Han et al, 2017;Shapira et al, 2018;Ao et al, 2020). In order to determine the level of awareness of the respondents, the question was asked whether they think that The earthquake could endanger Belgrade.…”