Exposure to risk and experiences of river flooding for people with disability and carers in rural Australia: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In this paper, we explore the exposure to risk and experiences of people with disability and carers during a flooding event and the subsequent mental health impacts.

Design

A cross-sectional survey between September and November 2017. Binary logistic regression models were used to investigate associations between the mental health of people with disability and carers and their exposure to the flood. Inductive content analysis was used to analyse qualitative data.

Setting

Flood-affected communities in the rural area of Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia, 6 months after river flooding in 2017.

Participants

People over 16 years and a resident in the Northern Rivers at the time of the flood were invited to participate. Using a purposive, snowbal

SUBMITTER: Bailie J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9252212 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature