TENTS guidelines: development of post-disaster psychosocial care guidelines through a Delphi process
TENTS guidelines: development of post-disaster psychosocial care guidelines through a Delphi process
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DOI:
10.1192/bjp.bp.109.066266
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发表时间:
2010-01-01
影响因子:
10.5
通讯作者:
Olff, Miranda
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作者:
Bisson, Jonathan I.;Tavakoly, Behrooz;Olff, Miranda
BackgroundHow best to plan and provide psychosocial care following disasters remains keenly debated. Aims To develop evidence-informed post-disaster psychosocial management guidelines.MethodA three-round web-based Delphi process was conducted. One hundred and six experts rated the importance of statements generated from existing evidence using a one to nine scale. Participants reassessed their original scores in the light of others' responses in the subsequent rounds.ResultsA total of 80 (72%) of 111 statements achieved consensus for inclusion. The statement 'all responses should provide access to pharmacological assessment and management' did not achieve consensus. The final guidelines recommend that every area has a multi-agency psychosocial care planning group, that responses provide general support, access to social, physical and psychological support and that specific mental health interventions are only provided if indicated by a comprehensive assessment. Trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is recommended for acute stress disorder or acute post-traumatic stress disorder, with other treatments with an evidence base for chronic post-traumatic stress disorder being made available if trauma-focused CBT is not tolerated.ConclusionsThe Delphi process allowed a consensus to be achieved in an area where there are limitations to the current evidence.