Threat Perception and Public Preparedness for Earthquakes in Italy
| Autor: | Francesco Della Corte, Moran Bodas, Monica Linty, Alba Ripoll-Gallardo, Fabiana Giuliani, Luca Ragazzoni, Marcelo Dell'Aringa, Marta Caviglia |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Intrusiveness Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Threat perception Disaster Planning Computer-assisted web interviewing Emergency Nursing Young Adult Primary outcome Surveys and Questionnaires Perception Earthquakes Humans Aged media_common Family Characteristics Internet Emergency management business.industry Middle Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Italy Socioeconomic Factors Preparedness Emergency Medicine Female business Psychology Demography |
| Zdroj: | Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 34:114-124 |
| ISSN: | 1945-1938 1049-023X |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s1049023x19000116 |
| Popis: | Introduction:Italy is prone to major earthquakes and has experienced several devastating earthquakes in the far and recent past. The objectives of this study were to assess the level of Italian households’ preparedness for earthquakes and to measure the public’s perception of the risk and its impact on preparedness behavior.Hypothesis:Italian households’ preparedness for earthquakes is insufficient and is influenced by different threat perception components that were assessed.Methods:A cross-sectional study, using an online questionnaire, was conducted in early 2018. The sample included 1,093 responders from a diverse sociodemographic background. The primary outcome was the Preparedness Index (PI), a score indicating the number of preparedness actions complied-with out of 10.Results:The PI’s mean was 5.26 (SD = 2.17). The recommendation most complied-with was keeping a flashlight at home (87.7%) and the least was securing the kitchen cupboards (15.1%). The PI was positively correlated with a higher sense of preparedness (r = 0.426; P Conclusions:The findings demonstrate a medium-level of preparedness; however, this might be circumstantial. Italians perceive major earthquakes to be unlikely, yet severe if and when they do occur. A validated tool in Italian now exists and can be used in future studies.Bodas M, Giuliani F, Ripoll-Gallardo A, Caviglia M, Dell’Aringa MF, Linty M, Della Corte F, Ragazzoni L. Threat perception and public preparedness for earthquakes in Italy. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2019;34(2):114–124 |
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