Experiences of Assisted Living Facility Staff in Evacuating and Sheltering Residents During Hurricanes
Experiences of Assisted Living Facility Staff in Evacuating and Sheltering Residents During Hurricanes
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DOI：
10.1007/s12144-015-9361-7
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发表时间：
2015-09-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Hyer, Kathryn
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作者：
Brown, Lisa M.;Christensen, Janelle J.;Hyer, Kathryn
这项研究审查了佛罗里达辅助生活设施的工作人员的灾难准备，反应和恢复后，2004年和2005年飓风的观点。采用定性和定量方法的描述性研究。170名佛罗里达协助生活设施工作人员在飓风威胁下的地区工作，并在飓风期间为居民提供护理。向参加区域规划会议的工作人员邮寄或发放的问卷，其中包括定量和定性项目。在受飓风影响的143个设施中，77%的人报告说他们在原地庇护了居民，而23%的人表示他们为一次或多次飓风撤离。在一次或多次飓风中，近三分之一的设施失去了电话服务，近一半的设施失去了电力。疏散设施和避难设施都注意到的关键主题是：1）决策，2）规划，支持和供应，3）通信，4）电力。辅助生活设施的独特之处是居民家庭在飓风期间承担疏散和避难责任的作用。疏散设施和避难设施的工作人员表示，很难做出疏散或就地避难的决定，电力对居民的福祉至关重要。辅助生活设施应与地方和州应急办公室一起制定备灾计划。充分的备灾对灾害期间居民的安全以及辅助生活设施的工作人员都有影响。
The study examined Florida assisted living facility staff perspectives of disaster preparedness, response, and recovery after the 2004 and 2005 hurricanes. A descriptive study using qualitative and quantitative approaches. One hundred seventy Florida assisted living facility staff who worked in areas under hurricane threat and provided care to residents during a hurricane. A questionnaire that was mailed or administered to staff attending a regional planning conference with quantitative and qualitative items. Of the 143 facilities that were affected by a hurricane, 77 % reported that they sheltered residents in place, while 23 % indicated that they evacuated for one or more of the hurricanes. Almost one-third of facilities lost telephone service and almost half lost electrical power during one or more of the hurricanes. Key topics noted by both evacuating facilities and those that sheltered in place were 1) decision-making, 2) planning, support, and supplies, 3) communication, and 4) electricity. Unique to assisted living facilities is the role of residents' family in assuming responsibility for evacuation and shelter during hurricanes. Facility staff at both evacuating and sheltering facilities indicated that the decision to evacuate or to shelter in place was difficult and the electrical power was critical to resident well-being. Assisted living facilities should develop disaster preparedness plans in conjunction with local and state emergency offices. Adequate disaster preparedness has implications for residents' safety as well as assisted living facility staff during disasters.