@article{ref1,
title="Behavioral consequences of disasters: a five-stage model of population behavior",
journal="Disaster medicine and public health preparedness",
year="2014",
author="Rudenstine, Sasha and Galea, Sandro",
volume="8",
number="6",
pages="497-504",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: We propose a model of population behavior in the aftermath of disasters. <br><br>METHODS: We conducted a qualitative analysis of an empirical dataset of 339 disasters throughout the world spanning from 1950 to 2005. <br><br>RESULTS: We developed a model of population behavior that is based on 2 fundamental assumptions: (i) behavior is predictable and (ii) population behavior will progress sequentially through 5 stages from the moment the hazard begins until is complete. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Understanding the progression of population behavior during a disaster can improve the efficiency and appropriateness of institutional efforts aimed at population preservation after large-scale traumatic events. Additionally, the opportunity for population-level intervention in the aftermath of such events will improve population health. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2014;0:1-8).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1935-7893",
doi="10.1017/dmp.2014.114",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2014.114"
}