Community-based flood disaster management for older adults in southern of Thailand: A qualitative study.
Pairin Yodsuban, Khanitta Nuntaboot
PMID 34631991WHAT IT FOUND
Older adults and community members described flood plans built around mapping vulnerable households, warning via leaders and volunteers, shelters with beds and toilets, medication and mental health screening, and post-flood home visits and house repair.
Key findings
01Before floods, the community described listing older adults by health need and preparing medication, food, and evacuation routes.
02During floods, shelters were described as having beds, toilets, safe water, ramps, handrails, food for medical problems, and 24-hour emergency transfer.
03After floods, recovery was described as home visits for health assessment and depression screening, and surveying damaged households for repair and support.
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
This is a qualitative study, so it describes what people said and did, not whether the flood plan prevented injury or death. The study was done in one sub-district in southern Thailand, so the culture, geography, and local organizations may not match another area. Findings were based on perceptions of older adults, family caregivers, and community groups, so they may not show what actually happened to every affected person. The paper reports 127 key respondents but describes interviews with 101 key informants, so the exact number and role of participants who contributed each finding is not fully clear. Data collection lasted 13 months, and analysis was done during collection, which may have shaped how later interviews were understood.
Declared interests
Mahidol University supported the research grant; the author declared no conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read this as proof that the flood plan reduces injury or death. It reports what participants said and observed in one Thai sub-district, with no measured outcomes.