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Assessment of the Health Impacts of the 2011 Summer Floods in Brisbane

Alderman, Katarzyna, Turner, Lyle R., Tong, Shilu·2013·Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
DOI 10.1017/dmp.2013.42
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Objective: To assess the effects of the 2011 floods in Brisbane, Australia, on residents’ physical and mental health. Methods: Residents who had been affected by the floods completed a community-based survey that examined the direct impact of flooding on households and their perceived physical and mental health. Outcome variables included overall and respiratory health and mental health outcomes related to psychological distress, sleep quality, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine the association between flooding and perceived health outcome variables, adjusted for current health status and sociodemographic factors. Results: Residents whose households were directly affected by flooding were more likely to report poor overall (Odds Ratio [OR] 5.3; 95% CI, 2.8-10.1) and respiratory (OR 2.3; 95% CI, 1.1-4.6) health, psychological distress (OR 1.9; 95% CI, 1.1-3.5), poor sleep quality (OR 2.3; 95% CI, 1.2-4.4), and probable PTSD (OR 2.3; 95% CI, 1.2-4.5). Conclusions: The 2011 Brisbane floods had significant impact on the physical and psychosocial health of residents. Improved support strategies may need to be integrated into existing disaster management programs to reduce flood-related health impacts, particularly those related to mental health. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2013;0:1–7)

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  • The links between extreme weather events and mental health effects are well established.

    “Within the disaster mental health literature, the links between extreme weather events and mental health effects are well established (see for example [51–59]).”

    From Climate change and mental health: risks, impacts and priority actions (2018) · cites this paper as [53]

  • Researchers tend to conceptualize mental health solely as mental illness and mental problems, administering surveys using validated instruments that assess mental health problems such as generalized anxiety disorder, PTSD, and psychological distress following an extreme weather event.

    “Researchers tend to conceptualize mental health solely as mental illness and mental problems, administering surveys using validated instruments that assess mental health problems and issues like: generalized anxiety disorder (using the general anxiety disorder, GAD-2 questionnaire), PTSD (PCL-6 checklist), and psychological distress (via the general health questionnaire, GHQ-12) following an ext”

    From Climate change and mental health: risks, impacts and priority actions (2018) · cites this paper as [53]

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Authors
Alderman, K., Turner, L. R., & Tong, S.
Affiliations
Queensland University of Technology (AU)
Corresponding author
Tong, Shilu
ORCID
Venue
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2013-04-26
Volume
7
Issue
4
Pages
380-386
ISSN
  • 1935-7893 (ISSN-L)
  • 1938-744X
DOI
10.1017/dmp.2013.42
OpenAlex
W1556050864
Cited by
83
References
3
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified)
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  • Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Institut pour la Recherche en Santé Publique
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Australian Research Council
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Emergency Medical Services › Disaster Response and Management
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
Keywords
2011 Brisbane floods, physical health, mental health, psychological distress, post-traumatic stress disorder, sleep quality, respiratory health, disaster health, psychosocial health, disaster management
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Female, Health Status, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Queensland, Surveys and Questionnaires, Seasons, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Confidence Intervals, Logistic Models, Odds Ratio, Young Adult, Floods, Checklist

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