Psychological wellbeing of survivors of the tsunami: empowerment and quality of life
Chaiphibalsarisdi, P.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 91(9): 1478-1486
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 18843881 Document Number: 14433
To compare the empowerment and the quality of life of individuals before and after receiving the psychological services and support interventions. This quasi-experimental research had two hypotheses: 1) the survivors gained empowerment, and 2) the survivors experienced improvement in their quality of life, after receiving the interventions. Krabi province of Thailand. 593 survivors of the Tsunami on 26 December 2004. The instrument to assess empowerment was modified from Miller, while the instrument to assess quality of life was WHO-BREF. After the intervention, the overall mean of empowerment was at the maximum level, and revealed an increased percentage of the quality of life at a good level in all four domains. The level of the psychological domain was the highest. The sample showed a significant increase in both empowerment and quality of life (p < 0.001). The findings support the hypotheses.
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