Using community-based participatory research to explore disaster preparedness, response, and recovery in a hurricane-induced hospital evacuation /
The destruction and force of large-scale, climate-related disasters can overwhelm a community's infrastructure and impede access to and delivery of essential healthcare services. Globally, the frequency and scope of these events are increasing. In October 2012, a 12-ft storm surge from Supersto...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd,
2020.
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| Series: | SAGE Research Methods Cases: Medicine and Health.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The destruction and force of large-scale, climate-related disasters can overwhelm a community's infrastructure and impede access to and delivery of essential healthcare services. Globally, the frequency and scope of these events are increasing. In October 2012, a 12-ft storm surge from Superstorm Sandy, a massive, destructive storm, precipitated severe flooding across a broad geographic region in the northeastern portion of the United States. Flooding in the New York City metropolitan area caused the evacuation and short-term closure of several hospitals. Our investigation explored how nursing staff at a major metropolitan hospital, forced by the storm flooding to evacuate and temporarily close, were impacted before, during, and after the storm. The study goals were to inform health services planning and preparedness efforts for effective response in future disasters and to ascertain how best to support nursing personnel to function effectively in these types of events. We used a community-based participatory research approach with a sequential mixed-methods study design. We conducted semi-structured interviews and administered an online survey on hospital nursing staff. Community-based participatory research ensures that the research is informed by the experiences, perspectives, preferences, and needs of the community, for example, those who share a collective identity. Our use of community-based participatory research contributed to our obtaining critical firsthand information on the nurses' needs, experiences, and actions during the unexpected sequence of events this disaster generated. Hospital nursing staff, the impacted community, were involved in the planning and execution of the study. This partnership contributed to our success in conducting this investigation. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529709674 1529709679 |