Psychological distress among Bam earthquake survivors in Iran: a population-based study

Montazeri, Ali; Baradaran, Hamid Reza; Sepideh, Omidvari; Azin, Seyed Ali; Ebadi, M; Garmaroudi, Gholamreza; Harirchi, Amir Mahmood; Shariati, Mohammad

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-5-4

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“…Within the context of this cultural background, full-time housewives may experience more psychological stress when a natural disaster, such as a large earthquake occurs. A high prevalence of psychological distress in unemployed people was also reported after the 2003 Bam Iranian earthquake [16]. This finding may be due, in part, to financial losses and cost burdens from house damage that adversely affect psychological health [11,17,18].…”

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“…Reports of associations between gender and post-earthquake psychological distress have been inconsistent [13,16,17]. In a study of Turkish earthquake survivors in which 82% of the women were full-time housewives, Başoglu et al [13] suggested that women tend to have dependent roles in traditional societies, such as the Turkish society, increasing their risk for emotional repercussions following a disaster.…”

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Social network disruption as a major factor associated with psychological distress 3 years after the 2004 Niigata–Chuetsu earthquake in Japan

Oyama

Nakamura

Suda³

et al. 2011

Environ Health Prev Med

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Objectives The 2004 Niigata-Chuetsu earthquake of Japan caused a great deal of damage, and people living in the affected region are still struggling to reconstruct their lives. The aim of this study was to determine factors associated with psychological distress in people living in a town at the epicenter 3 years after the earthquake. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study from June 2007 to January 2008. Participants included 225 individuals living in Kawaguchi (age C20 years) who reported psychological symptoms. Information on family structure, employment status, alcohol use, social network, and extent of house damage was elicited by public health nurses conducting structured interviews. Levels of psychological distress were assessed with the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10), with a K10 score C25 defined as psychological distress. Results The mean age of participants was 66.1 ± 12.9 years. The prevalence of psychological distress varied among different employment classes, being 5/73 (6.8%) for participants with paid employment, 12/50 (24.0%) for fulltime housewives, and 11/101 (10.9%) for those who were unemployed (v 2 = 8.42, P = 0.015). It also varied between participants who had lost contact with people in the community and those who had no change in social contact [9/20 (45.0%) vs. 19/189 (10.1%), respectively; v 2 = 19.04, P \ 0.001]. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that age [odds ratio (OR) 0.95, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.91-0.98], poor or loss of contact with people in the community (OR 6.97, 95% CI 1.85-26.2), and lack of employment (full-time housewives or unemployed individuals) (OR 6.74, 95% CI 1.62-28.0) were associated with psychological distress. Conclusions People who lose their social network are at a very high risk for post-earthquake psychological distress and require appropriate care.

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Social network disruption as a major factor associated with psychological distress 3 years after the 2004 Niigata–Chuetsu earthquake in Japan

Oyama

Nakamura

Suda³

et al. 2011

Environ Health Prev Med

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“…Although Bam earthquake in Iran on the 26 th December 2013 showed 58% respondent had severe mental health problems. (Montazeri et al, 2005) Similarly, 8 month after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in china showed the depression was 35.7%. (Qu et al, 2014) Another study which was conducted in 2010 showed the anxiety and depression symptoms 43.8 % and 38.6% respectively.…”

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Psychological Distress Among The Adult Survivors of Kathmandu Valley From Nepal’s 2015 Earthquake

Bhandari¹,

Shah²,

Mathias³

et al. 2017

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Background: Nepal is known for its exquisite natural beauty, with the iconic Himalayas running across the northern and western part of the country. Kathmandu valley, which is the capital of the country and the main hub for trade, commerce, education and administration, is considered as one of the earthquake prone areas. It is a highly populated area with an estimated population of about 2 million. After 82 years on April 25 th at 11:56 am local time, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck Nepal, with an epicenter 77 kilometers northwest of Nepal's capital Kathmandu in the Gorkha district. As of May 15 th , 8,316 people had been reported killed and 17,866 people injured. A study was carried out to assess psychological distress among the adult survivors of Kathmandu valley from Nepal's 2015 earthquake. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted among 304 adult survivors with an objective to identify the psychological distress among the adult survivors of Kathmandu valley from Nepal's 2015 earthquake. This study was carried out in Kathmandu valley; there are three districts in Kathmandu valley which are Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur. Among the three districts, Kathmandu district and Kathmandu metropolitan city was selected purposively. There are 35 wards in Kathmandu metropolitan city. Results: Among the total of 304 respondents interviewed for the study, nearly half of them were female (54.6%) and males (45.4%). Considering the age group 30.6% of them belonged to age group of 26 to 35 years. Out of the total 304 respondents, 18.1 % were suffering from moderate anxiety and 21.7 % were having moderate depression, 16.1 % had mild anxiety and 21 .1% had mild depression, 12.5% were having severe anxiety and 13.5 % were suffering from severe depression. Depression was seen significantly higher in businessmen, middle income family, patients with behavior changes, injured people and in those people who lost their family members in the earthquake (p=<0.05). Those who live in second floor, who had changed personal habits, injured during earthquake and those who lost their family members in the earthquake were found significantly associated with anxiety (p=<0.05). The analysis shows person aged above 55 years had 2.3 times higher chance to have anxiety than those below aged 55 years (adj. OR=2.3, 95% CI: 0.458-12.039). Conclusion: This suggests that to reduce negative health impacts of the earthquake adequate psychological counseling is needed for those who survived the tragedy.

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“…Of these, few have examined the effects of disaster-related stress on perinatal women [6][7][8][9]. The findings of these earlier studies suggest that prenatal stress caused by natural and man-made disasters may result in minor psychiatric distress [3,4], low birth weight [7], preterm delivery [6,10], smaller head circumference [6,7], skewed sex ratios [9], retardation of fetal brain development [11], and reduction of breast milk supply [8]. It also would seem that pregnant women are more susceptible to the effects of stress in the first trimester than in the second and third trimesters [6,10,12].…”

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“…Numerous studies have addressed the various health problems caused by devastating earthquakes [1][2][3][4][5]. Of these, few have examined the effects of disaster-related stress on perinatal women [6][7][8][9].…”

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Relationship between the Noto-Peninsula earthquake and maternal postnatal depression and child-rearing

Hibino

Takaki

Kambayashi

et al. 2009

Environ Health Prev Med

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Objective The aim of our study was to explore the relationship between a medium-scale earthquake and maternal depression and child-rearing in a depopulated community in the Noto Peninsula of Japan. Methods Three months after a major earthquake, selfrating questionnaires were distributed to women who were pregnant at the time of the earthquake or who became pregnant immediately thereafter, and who were receiving care at any of four major hospitals in the most devastated area. A total of 155 women who had given birth returned the completed questionnaire for analysis. Maternal postnatal depression among the participants was assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Results The EPDS score was significantly associated with decreased ''satisfaction with delivery'' (b = -0.28, p = 0.01), increased artificial ''lactation'' (b = 0.31, p = 0.002), and increased ''trouble with infant care'' (b = 0.47, p \ 0.001) in multivariate analysis. It was also significantly associated with increased ''anxiety about earthquakes'' (b = 0.30, p = 0.001), and ''anxiety about earthquakes'' was significantly associated with increased ''fear of the earthquake'' (b = 0.20, p = 0.04). Conclusions Earthquake-related factors such as ''anxiety about earthquakes'' and ''fear of the earthquake'' did not have a direct effect on child-rearing factors; however, they did have a significant relationship with increased EPDS. Based on these results, we conclude that screening strategies for maternal depression in peri-and postnatal women under emergency circumstances are necessary.

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Psychological distress among Bam earthquake survivors in Iran: a population-based study

Cited by 115 publications

References 18 publications

Social network disruption as a major factor associated with psychological distress 3 years after the 2004 Niigata–Chuetsu earthquake in Japan

Social network disruption as a major factor associated with psychological distress 3 years after the 2004 Niigata–Chuetsu earthquake in Japan

Psychological Distress Among The Adult Survivors of Kathmandu Valley From Nepal’s 2015 Earthquake

Relationship between the Noto-Peninsula earthquake and maternal postnatal depression and child-rearing

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