Qualitative Assessment of a Novel Efficacy-Focused Training Intervention for Public Health Workers in Disaster Recovery
| Autor: | Daniel J. Barnett, Stephanie Garrity, Lauren Walsh, Carol B. Thompson, Annelise Iversen, Brian A. Altman, Lainie Rutkow, Craig Tower, Kandra Strauss-Riggs, Kenneth Schor |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Attitude of Health Personnel Poison control Disaster Planning Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Curriculum Qualitative Research Medical education Local Government 030505 public health Maryland New Jersey Cyclonic Storms business.industry Teaching Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Disaster recovery Focus Groups medicine.disease Focus group Self Efficacy Snowball sampling Workforce Public Health Medical emergency 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 10:615-622 |
| ISSN: | 1938-744X 1935-7893 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/dmp.2016.11 |
| Popis: | ObjectiveWe trained local public health workers on disaster recovery roles and responsibilities by using a novel curriculum based on a threat and efficacy framework and a training-of-trainers approach. This study used qualitative data to assess changes in perceptions of efficacy toward Hurricane Sandy recovery and willingness to participate in future disaster recoveries.MethodsPurposive and snowball sampling were used to select trainers and trainees from participating local public health departments in jurisdictions impacted by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. Two focus groups totaling 29 local public health workers were held in April and May of 2015. Focus group participants discussed the content and quality of the curriculum, training logistics, and their willingness to engage in future disaster recovery efforts.ResultsThe training curriculum improved participants’ understanding of and confidence in their disaster recovery work and related roles within their agencies (self-efficacy); increased their individual- and agency-level sense of role-importance in disaster recovery (response-efficacy); and enhanced their sense of their agencies’ effective functioning in disaster recovery. Participants suggested further training customization and inclusion of other recovery agencies.ConclusionThreat- and efficacy-based disaster recovery trainings show potential to increase public health workers’ sense of efficacy and willingness to participate in recovery efforts. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2016;10:615–622) |
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