Acceptability of a Community Mental Health Integrated Disaster Preparedness Intervention in Response to the 2019-2020 Black Summer Bushfires: The Phoenix Study
- Conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorderadjustment disorderdepressionanxietyMental Health - AnxietyMental Health - DepressionMental Health - Other mental health disordersPublic Health - Other public health
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12623001023640
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Eligible participants are a) persons age 18 years and over, b) who self-identify as a member of the bushfire affected community in the Northern Tablelands region of NSW, c) have lived and worked in the community during the fires and continue to reside within the bushfire affected community, and d) report having been directly or indirectly impacted by the 2019 – 2020 bushfires. Direct exposure includes having protected property or livestock; having been evacuated or relocated; experiencing loss of property, family, friend/s, and/or livestock; or having served as a firefighter or first responder. Indirect exposure includes having heard recounts of the bushfires and their effects on the community second hand.
Ineligible participants are those not fluent in English or individuals who reside outside of the recruitment catchment area or are judged by clinicians as under the influence of alcohol or substance or have any other significant impediment to participation.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Acceptability of the intervention assessed by 7 items rated on a Likert-type scale and 4 open-ended questions. [ Immediately post-intervention.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method