title: Concomitants of perceived trust in hospital and medical services following Hurricane Sandy.
abstract: The relationship between factors associated with perceived trust in hospital and medical services in the aftermath of a natural disaster is understudied. An online sample of 1000 people mainly from affected states was surveyed after Hurricane Sandy. Participants completed a survey which included disaster related questions and PTSD symptoms. Logistic regression revealed a significant association between perceived trust in hospital services to education, subjective well-being, being scared for the life of a loved one and perceived trust in emergency services. These findings may emphasis the positive association between maintaining active hospital services and mental health among the general population during crisis.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel. Electronic address: menbe@ariel.ac.il.
authors.forename: Menachem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben-Ezra
authors.affiliation: School of Social Sciences, Brunel University, Uxbridge, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goodwin
authors.affiliation: Department of Gerontology, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Yuval
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Palgi
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA USA; Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland.
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaniasty
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Marsha Zibalese
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
authors.forename: Aviva
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weinberger
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
authors.forename: Yaira
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hamama-Raz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055867:Cyclonic Storms; D004190:Disasters; D004522:Educational Status; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D035502:Trust
keywords: Disaster; Emergency; PTSD; Subjective well-Being