在自然灾害期间为家庭卫生机构工作人员和患者提供VHA支持
Tamar Wyte-Lake1, Aram Dobalian1,2, Emily Solorzano1
1Veterans Emergency Management Evaluation Center, US Department of Veterans Affairs, North Hills, California.
概括
在灾难期间,家庭卫生机构 (HHAs) 面临着挑战. 这项研究探讨了退伍军人健康管理局 (VHA) 和HHA之间的合作伙伴关系,以改善对老年人和退伍军人的紧急支持.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 应急准备情况 应急准备情况
背景情况:
- 家庭卫生机构 (HHAs) 对于社区为老年人提供护理至关重要.
- 资源不足的HHA往往缺乏整合到应急规划中,风险在灾害期间服务中断.
- 与气候有关的灾难越来越多地威胁到HHA服务,促使政策重点放在老年护理的连续性上.
研究的目的:
- 检查退伍军人卫生管理局 (VHA) 与签订合同的HHA之间的关系.
- 确定在灾难期间向HHA及其员工扩展VHA紧急资源的机会.
主要方法:
- 质量研究涉及采访来自6个退伍军人事务医疗中心的19名利益相关者.
- 使用快速定性分析技术进行的数据分析.
主要成果:
- VHA和HHA的工作人员对彼此的灾难协议知之甚少.
- VHA紧急管理人员有强大的内部临床合作伙伴关系,但缺乏与HHA监督人员的直接联系.
- VHA工作人员表示有兴趣与HHA合作,确定可共享的紧急资源.
结论:
- 通过现有关系建立支持管道可以增强VHA对老年人的紧急保护.
- 这样的合作可以帮助老年人安全地在现场老龄化.
- 该模型可以指导其他卫生系统与社区从业者合作,以应对灾害.
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