We have located links that may give you full text access.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
RESEARCH SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T
Mixed-Methods Pilot Study: Disaster Preparedness of Families With Children Followed in an Intestinal Rehabilitation Clinic.
Nutrition in Clinical Practice 2016 April
BACKGROUND: Children with special healthcare needs are a vulnerable population in disasters. Special-needs families tend to be less prepared for a disaster than the general public. The purpose of this pilot project was to examine the disaster preparedness levels of families in an intestinal rehabilitation (IR) clinic.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We administered an anonymous survey to a convenience sample of IR clinic families and conducted 2 focus groups. Descriptive analyses were used for survey data; Atlas.ti was used to analyze focus group data.
RESULTS: Survey findings revealed that 69% of families lacked an emergency supply kit, and 93% did not have a clinician-completed emergency information form. On a scale of 1-10, the mean confidence in their family's disaster preparations was 4.9. The overarching theme from focus group discussions was challenges and/or barriers to disaster preparedness.
CONCLUSION: IR clinic families are generally unprepared for a disaster. These findings are highly relevant to our goal of developing a disaster survival toolkit for the IR families. Toolkits are being distributed in the IR clinic.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We administered an anonymous survey to a convenience sample of IR clinic families and conducted 2 focus groups. Descriptive analyses were used for survey data; Atlas.ti was used to analyze focus group data.
RESULTS: Survey findings revealed that 69% of families lacked an emergency supply kit, and 93% did not have a clinician-completed emergency information form. On a scale of 1-10, the mean confidence in their family's disaster preparations was 4.9. The overarching theme from focus group discussions was challenges and/or barriers to disaster preparedness.
CONCLUSION: IR clinic families are generally unprepared for a disaster. These findings are highly relevant to our goal of developing a disaster survival toolkit for the IR families. Toolkits are being distributed in the IR clinic.
Full text links
Related Resources
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app
All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.
By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
Your Privacy Choices
You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app