Author/Authors :
Salimi Yahya نويسنده Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Rafiey Hassan نويسنده Substance Abuse and Dependence Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran , Alipour Fardin نويسنده Department of Social Work, Research Center of Social Welfare Management, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Alipour Fardin , Ahmadi Shokoufeh نويسنده Department of Disaster and Emergency Health, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Ahmadi Shokoufeh , Mardani Mostafa نويسنده Social Welfare Management Research Center, Department of Social work, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences,Tehran,Iran. Mardani Mostafa , Sayad Masoumeh نويسنده Social Welfare Management Research Center, Department of Social work, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences,Tehran,Iran. Sayad Masoumeh
Abstract :
Background: Positive mental health is one of the important health concepts, which generally evaluates people’s emotional, psychological, and social well-being. The current study aimed at investigating positive mental health status in East Azerbaijan earthquake survivors.
Materials and Methods: In this study, a sample of 600 rural adult survivors of East Azerbaijan earthquake were selected by multistage sampling method. Data were collected using positive mental health questionnaire and demographic checklists through face-to-face interview. To analyze data, different statistical tests, including t test were used.
Results: Findings of the current study showed no significant difference between the mean scores of positive mental health and its social subscales in the studied villages. However, the mean scores of emotional well-being subscale in slightly damaged villages and mean scores of psychological well-being subscale in severely damaged villages were higher and significant (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Attention to long-term mental and social outcomes is the missing link of health studies in incidents and disasters, which must be considered to recover and enhance mental and social health of survivors of natural disasters at the earliest time after the incidents.
