Wellbeing recovery inequity following the 2010/2011 Canterbury earthquake sequence: repeated cross-sectional studies.

CONCLUSIONS: The disaster appeared to affect the mental wellbeing of all, and recovery was incremental and prolonged, taking a number of years. Those within the lowest household income group had lower mean WHO-5 scores than their wealthier counterparts at every measured time point. Implications for public health: Recovery takes time, and pre-existing inequities persist despite the implementation of recovery processes aimed at mitigating these risks. PMID: 33252823 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research