Survey on psychologic reaction of Zhuang survivors after earthquake

ObjectiveTo explore the cognition,behavior and emotion of Zhuang survivors after the earthquake.Methods"Questionnaire of psychologic reaction on emergent events" designed by the authors was applied among 220 survivors 7 days after the earthquake.ResultsFacing with the earthquake,94.50% of Zhuang survivors thought that the earthquake was terrible,but most of them were agreed with the measures adopted by the government.64.10% of survivors had passive ideas.The survivors concerned with the information on earthquake and their safety.91.40% of people adopted more self-protection behaviours.55.90% of people showed irrational behaviours.Survivors needed psychological aid.The positive rate of anxiety symptom was 51.80%,and that of somatization was 36180%.The positive rate of depression symptom was 23.60% and that of hostility was 15.00%.The scores of all emotional factor in the crowds with a higher level of initial exposure to the earthquake were higher than the crowds with a lower level of initial exposure(P<0.05).ConclusionAttention should be paid to the health needs of disaster survivors.