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Long-term health of children following the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption: a prospective cohort study
| العنوان: | Long-term health of children following the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption: a prospective cohort study |
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| المؤلفون: | Heidrun Hlodversdottir, Harpa Thorsteinsdottir, Edda Bjork Thordardottir, Urdur Njardvik, Gudrun Petursdottir, Arna Hauksdottir |
| المصدر: | European Journal of Psychotraumatology, Vol 9, Iss 0 (2018) |
| بيانات النشر: | Taylor & Francis Group, 2018. |
| سنة النشر: | 2018 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Psychiatry |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | volcano eruption, disaster, children, physical health, mental health, prospective cohort study, Psychiatry, RC435-571 |
| الوصف: | Background: More than 500 million people worldwide live within exposure range of an active volcano and children are a vulnerable subgroup of such exposed populations. However, studies on the effects of volcanic eruptions on children’s health beyond the first year are sparse. Objective: To examine the effect of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption on physical and mental health symptoms among exposed children in 2010 and 2013 and to identify potential predictive factors for symptoms. Method: In a population-based prospective cohort study, data was collected on the adult population (N = 1615) exposed to the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption and a non-exposed group (N = 697). The exposed group was further divided according to exposure level. All participants answered questionnaires assessing their children´s and their own perceived health status in 2010 and 2013. Results: In 2010, exposed children were more likely than non-exposed children to experience respiratory symptoms (medium exposed OR 1.47; 95% CI 1.07–2.03; high exposed OR 1.52; 95% CI 1.03–2.24) and anxiety/worries (medium exposed OR 2.39; 95% CI 1.67–3.45; high exposed OR 2.77; 95% CI 1.81–4.27). Both genders had an increased risk of symptoms of anxiety/worries but only exposed boys were at increased risk of experiencing headaches and sleep disturbances compared to non-exposed boys. Within the exposed group, children whose homes were damaged were at increased risk of experiencing anxiety/worries (OR 1.62; 95% CI 1.13–2.32) and depressed mood (OR 1.55; 95% CI 1.07–2.24) than children whose homes were not damaged. Among exposed children, no significant decrease of symptoms was detected between 2010 and 2013. Conclusions: Adverse physical and mental health problems experienced by the children exposed to the eruption seem to persist for up to a three-year period post-disaster. These results underline the importance of appropriate follow-up for children after a natural disaster. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2000-8066 20008198 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2000-8066 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/20008198.2018.1442601 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/7c454a4eec6a41b0915c39f330e00a7b |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.7c454a4eec6a41b0915c39f330e00a7b |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 20008066 20008198 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/20008198.2018.1442601 |