Journal article
Logistical and Methodological Challenges in Conducting a Mental Health Survey of Mount Pinatubo Disaster Victims
Transcultural psychiatry, Vol.37(1), pp.101-118
03/2000
DOI: 10.1177/136346150003700106
PMID: 10579594
Abstract
On 12 June 1991, Mt Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted in what was the largest volcanic disaster of this century. Three hundred and fifty-one tribal and nontribal disaster victims were interviewed 6 years after they were displaced following the eruption. The acute and chronic effects of the eruption and the populations affected by Mt Pinatubo are described. The culturally and ecologically diverse population imposed logistical and methodological challenges that were expressed in ways not ordinarily encountered when conducting a community survey. Translating and administering survey instruments involved modifications of traditional methods to minimize item, method, construct and selection bias. Investigators conducting cross-cultural field studies in developing countries must strive to maintain high standards of scientific rigor, yet remain flexible, efficient and culturally sensitive.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Logistical and Methodological Challenges in Conducting a Mental Health Survey of Mount Pinatubo Disaster Victims
- Creators
- William T Howard - Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, USAFausto R Loberiza - Medical College ofWisconsin, Milwaukee, USABruce M PfohlPeter S Thorne - University of Iowa, Iowa City, USARio L Magpantay - Philippine Department of Health, Pampanga, PhilippinesRobert F Woolson - University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Transcultural psychiatry, Vol.37(1), pp.101-118
- Publisher
- Sage Publications; Thousand Oaks, CA
- DOI
- 10.1177/136346150003700106
- PMID
- 10579594
- ISSN
- 1363-4615
- eISSN
- 1461-7471
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/2000
- Academic Unit
- Statistics and Actuarial Science; Psychiatry; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Biostatistics
- Record Identifier
- 9983997318402771
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