Health Care Workers' Ability and Willingness to Report to Work During Public Health Emergencies

Stergachis, Andy; Garberson, Lisa A.; Lien, Onora; D’Ambrosio, Luann; Sangaré, Laura; Dold, Cynthia

doi:10.1001/dmp.2011.77

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“…This is further supported by recent research that has shown a health cohort to have lower perceived levels of importance in emergency response in a severe earthquake compared to a pandemic. 21 However, the threat component of the EPPM may also be an important contributor to willingness to respond and should not be ignored in future programmatic interventions.…”

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Assessment of Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers' Emergency Response Willingness Using a Threat- and Efficacy-Based Model

Errett¹,

Barnett²,

Thompson³

et al. 2013

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, an

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The goal of this study was to investigate the willingness of Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) volunteers to participate in public health emergency-related activities by assessing their attitudes and beliefs. MRC volunteers responded to an online survey organized around the Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM). Respondents reported agreement with attitude/belief statements representing perceived threat, perceived efficacy, and personal/organizational preparedness in 4 scenarios: a weather-related disaster, a pandemic influenza emergency, a radiological (''dirty bomb'') emergency, and an inhalational anthrax bioterrorism emergency. Logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate predictors of volunteer response willingness. In 2 response contexts (if asked and regardless of severity), self-reported willingness to respond was higher among those with a high perceived self-efficacy than among those with low perceived self-efficacy. Analyses of the association between attitude/belief statements and the EPPM profiles indicated that, under all 4 scenarios and with few exceptions, those with a perceived high threat/high efficacy EPPM profile had statistically higher odds of agreement with the attitude/belief statements than those with a perceived low threat/low efficacy EPPM profile. The radiological emergency consistently received the lowest agreement rates for the attitude/belief statements and response willingness across scenarios. The findings suggest that enrollment with an MRC unit is not automatically predictive of willingness to respond in these types of scenarios. While MRC volunteers' self-reported willingness to respond was found to differ across scenarios and among different attitude and belief statements, the identification of self-efficacy as the primary predictor of willingness to respond regardless of severity and if asked highlights the critical role of efficacy in an organized volunteer response context.

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confidence: 99%

Assessment of Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers' Emergency Response Willingness Using a Threat- and Efficacy-Based Model

Errett¹,

Barnett²,

Thompson³

et al. 2013

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, an

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“…3,18 Pharmacists can be relied on to participate in an emergency response; in one study that surveyed healthcare workers, researchers found that 93% of pharmacists would be willing to report to work during a future pandemic. 19 The participation of pharmacists in public health responses is particularly important given their specialized skillset and knowledge.…”

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confidence: 99%

Leveraging Partnerships Among Community Pharmacists, Pharmacies, and Health Departments to Improve Pandemic Influenza Response

Rubin¹,

Schulman²,

Roszak³

et al. 2014

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, an

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Response to public health emergencies requires coordination across multiple sectors and effective use of existing resources in communities. With the expanded role of community pharmacists in public health during the past decade, their participation in response to emergencies has become increasingly important. Local health departments play a lead role in local public health emergency responses, and their ability to develop and leverage partnerships has become increasingly vital given their funding and personnel shortages. This article offers insight and recommendations on how local health departments can most effectively develop and maintain relationships with community pharmacies and pharmacists that will allow for a more coordinated and resourceful public health response to emergencies, and specifically to pandemic influenza outbreaks. Additionally, state and local health departments should reach out to pharmacies in a synchronized way to incorporate them into their pandemic influenza planning and response efforts. As pharmacists continue to expand their role as part of the public health system, pharmacy staff can be active participants with public health agencies to improve community public health emergency response.

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“…12 Among health care workers from varied sectors (eg, hospitals and home health care agencies) in Washington State (USA), 11% indicated that they would not report to work during an influenza pandemic. 13 While EMS workers are generally more willing to respond during an influenza pandemic than other responder cohorts, gaps in willingness remain. A survey of Australian prehospital emergency medical workers found that 89% were very anxious about working during an influenza pandemic.…”

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confidence: 99%

Emergency Preparedness Law and Willingness to Respond in the EMS Workforce

Rutkow

Vernick

Thompson

et al. 2014

Prehosp. Disaster med.

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While state-level emergency preparedness laws are not associated with willingness to respond, recent research suggests that inconsistencies between the perceived and objective legal environments for EMS workers could be an alternative explanation for this study's findings. Educational efforts within the EMS workforce and more prominent state-level implementation of emergency preparedness laws should be considered as a means to raise awareness of these laws. These types of actions are important steps toward determining whether state-level emergency preparedness laws have the potential to promote response willingness among EMS workers.

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Health Care Workers' Ability and Willingness to Report to Work During Public Health Emergencies

Cited by 55 publications

References 21 publications

Assessment of Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers' Emergency Response Willingness Using a Threat- and Efficacy-Based Model

Assessment of Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers' Emergency Response Willingness Using a Threat- and Efficacy-Based Model

Leveraging Partnerships Among Community Pharmacists, Pharmacies, and Health Departments to Improve Pandemic Influenza Response

Emergency Preparedness Law and Willingness to Respond in the EMS Workforce

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