Survivors’ experiences of consequences and recovery five years after a major bus crash

Abstract

There is a need for more information about disruptive long-lasting consequences, such as travel anxiety, and available treatments. Initially, health-promoting connectedness can be facilitated by treating survivors as a group of people who belong together, from the day of the crash and throughout the recovery process.

Resiliência individual e familiar e o papel das redes de apoio em vítimas de acidente de trânsito: uma revisão integrativa

“…The average sample size of the 11 studies is M= 281 participants with a SD = 380. As expected, the three qualitative studies (Chouinard et al, 2012;Doohan et al, 2018;Peed, 2010) are the ones with the smallest amounts of participants, being one study with a single sample (Chouinard et al, 2012), another with 8 participants (Peed, 2010) and, finally one, study with 54 participants (Doohan et al, 2018).…”

“…The definitions of resilience as a mechanism of overcoming and rebuilding life with new meanings in situations of suffering and adversity (Masten, 2014;Pacico & Bastianello, 2014;Yunes, 2003) are present in most of the selected studies, both qualitative (Chouinard et al, 2012;Doohan et al, 2018;Peed, 2010) and quantitative (Grant et al, 2014;Guest, Tran, Gopinath, Cameron & Craig, 2016b;Migliorini et al, 2019;Rosenbloom & Perlman, 2016;Skogstad et al, 2014;Suriá, 2015;Wang, 2013;Wu et al, 2016).…”

“…Regarding family resilience, the selected publications showed that qualitative studies brought up in more depth the importance of family support. However, both qualitative studies (Chouinard et al, 2012;Doohan et al, 2018;Peed, 2010) and quantitative studies (Migliorini et al, 2019;Suriá, 2015;Wang, 2013;Wu et al, 2016) demonstrated that regardless of the instruments used social support and family support are important aspects in the recovery of the victim and others involved. Such results corroborate studies by Walsh (1996Walsh ( , 2016; Yunes (2015); Yunes et al (2005) in which it was verified that support networks, care, protection and family support contribute to a positive adaptation of those involved in the face of the new reality.…”