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West Indian med. j ; 56(4): 346-350, Sept. 2007.
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS | ID: lil-476001

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: To assess the preparedness of health workers in St James, Jamaica, to respond to natural disasters. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a 25% quota sample of hospital and health department staff in St James in 2005 (n = 307). Awareness of and attitudes to disaster management policies, plans and training and how these influenced their response in Hurricane Ivan were evaluated Statistical package for the Social Science 11.5 was used to summarize quantitative data, while qualitative data were analyzed manually. RESULTS: Most respondents (67%) knew of the disaster plan but only 40% had been trained in disaster management. More nurses (68%) and paramedicals (51%) reported being trained than ancillary/ auxilliary (33%), medical (21%) or administrative/clerical (18%) staff Most (96%) had participated in at least one disaster preparedness drill, usually a fire drill, but not in the previous two years. Attitudes towards disaster management were positive (99% insisted training should be compulsory, 95% agreed they should help in a hurricane). The majority (86%) reported being available to work at any time and 77% had worked as scheduled during Hurricane Ivan. Transportation and personal responsibility (to children, elderly or property) were the main limiting factors. Provisions for staff welfare (eg transportation, protective gear, media updates) were perceived as inadequate. Having defined disaster response roles was positively correlated with age, years of service and occupation (p < 0.01) CONCLUSION: Health workers in St James have positive attitudes to disaster management but require routine training to compensate for staff turnover. More attention must be given to staff welfare during disasters.


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Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Desastres Naturais , Pessoal de Saúde/educação , Planejamento em Desastres , Entrevistas como Assunto , Estudos Transversais , Jamaica , Pesquisas sobre Atenção à Saúde , Socorro em Desastres
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West Indian med. j ; 47(supl.4): 31-33, Dec. 1998.
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS | ID: lil-473377

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Mental health is increasingly being recognized as contributing significantly to the burden of disease, particularly now that the indicators have shifted from measures of mortality to measures of morbidity. Psychiatric morbidity in the community, based on community surveys, is estimated at 20 to 30of the population. Increasingly, patients needing mental health services prefer to be in a general health care setting than in specialized centres. Internationally and regionally, the general policy has been to move toward the development of comprehensive mental health programmes integrated within primary health care. This integration may be structural (use of shared facilities), administrative (shared administrative resources) or functional (complete integration of clinical services, with staff jointly responsible for patient welfare). This paper examines how this integration can be achieved, and the potential role of the Department of Community Health and Psychiatry, University of the West Indies in advancing this integrative process through research and training.


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Humanos , Atenção Primária à Saúde , Prestação Integrada de Cuidados de Saúde , Serviços Comunitários de Saúde Mental , Assistência Integral à Saúde/organização & administração , Atenção Primária à Saúde/organização & administração , Faculdades de Medicina , Instalações de Saúde , Medicina Comunitária/educação , Pessoal de Saúde , Política de Saúde , Prestação Integrada de Cuidados de Saúde/organização & administração , Psiquiatria Comunitária/educação , Recursos em Saúde , Serviços Comunitários de Saúde Mental/organização & administração , Transtornos Mentais/epidemiologia , Índias Ocidentais/epidemiologia
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