Distress and satisfaction with research participation: Impact on retention in longitudinal disaster research

Lisa Gibbs; Robyn Molyneaux; Sonia Whiteley; Karen Block; Louise Harms; Richard A Bryant; David Forbes; H Colin Gallagher; Colin MacDougall; Greg Ireton

Journal article

Distress and satisfaction with research participation: Impact on retention in longitudinal disaster research

Lisa Gibbs, Robyn Molyneaux, Sonia Whiteley, Karen Block, Louise Harms, Richard A Bryant, David Forbes, H Colin Gallagher, Colin MacDougall, Greg Ireton

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.09.038

Abstract

Previous studies of the impact of post-trauma research participation indicate that while the research experience may be emotional, it can still be valued by participants. This paper describes participant experiences of the Australian post-bushfire research study–Beyond Bushfires. It examines the relationships between distress during research participation, probable mental health conditions, and satisfaction with the research experience over time. A range of strategies was incorporated into the study, including a distress and risk assessment and referral protocol, to minimise any risk of harm for people who had experienced the 2009 bushfires and their aftermath. Participants included 1056 res..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Lisa Gibbs Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

David Forbes Author Psychiatry

Louise Harms Author Social Work

Robyn Molyneaux Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Karen Block Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

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BEYOND BUSHFIRES: COMMUNITY RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE DATA COLLECTION TENDER

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The 2009 Victorian bushfires caused much loss of life, property destruction, and community disturbance. It is important for Promoting Bette..

Bushfires, Social Connectedness and Mental Health

The 2009 Victorian bushfires caused much loss of life, property destruction, and community disturbance. It is important for Promoting Bette..

Bushfires, Social Connectedness and Mental Health

The 2009 Victorian bushfires caused much loss of life, property destruction, and community disturbance. It is important for Promoting Bette..

Bushfires, Social Connectedness and Mental Health

The 2009 Victorian bushfires caused much loss of life, property destruction, and community disturbance. It is important for Promoting Bette..

Grants

Awarded by Australian Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

This study was funded by an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant (LP100200164) including financial and in-kind contributions from Linkage partners Department of Health, Australian Red Cross, Australian Rotary Health, Centrelink, Phoenix Australia: Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, and six Primary Care Partnerships: Central Hume, Bendigo Loddon, North East, Outer East, Central West Gippsland, Lower Hume. Additional salary support for Lisa Gibbs and Elizabeth Waters from the Jack Brockhoff Foundation is also acknowledged.