关键词: Fiji competencies disaster responders effectiveness learning outcomes psychological first aid sustainability

Mesh : Humans Fiji Female Male Cross-Sectional Studies Adult Middle Aged First Aid Surveys and Questionnaires Emergency Responders / psychology education Professional Competence Disasters

来  源:   DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2024.1349342   PDF(Pubmed)

Abstract:
UNASSIGNED: Psychological first aid (PFA) is essential for mental health and wellbeing after traumatic events. Integrating competency-based outcomes is crucial with the increasing demand for effective psychological first-aid interventions. This study examines the correlation between sustainability competencies and PFA principles within Fiji\'s disaster responder\'s context.
UNASSIGNED: The research was guided by a theoretical framework based on a comprehensive review of sustainability competencies and PFA principles. A cross-sectional survey assessed the importance of sustainability competencies in disaster responders to deliver PFA effectively. The survey used a stratified random sampling method to get diverse PFA-trained participants (66%) and non-PFA trained (34%), aiming to understand how these competencies can impact PFA success in various disaster situations. The survey, encompassing various domains of disaster response and a diverse range of respondents age, gender, and years of experience, employed the Likert scale to assess the importance of competencies such as integrated problem-solving, strategic, systems thinking, self-awareness, normative, collaboration, anticipatory, and critical thinking.
UNASSIGNED: The study involved 49 PFA-trained participants (55% female, 45% male) and 15 non-PFA-trained participants (53% female, 46% male), excluding 10 responses from the latter group due to ambiguous answers to critical questions. The correlation between age, experience, and the valuation of professional competencies among disaster responders indicates that disaster responders, with extensive experience and PFA training, rated competencies as \"important,\" reflecting a perspective shaped by long-term career development and practical experiences. Equally, younger and early career responders emphasize competencies as \"very important,\" indicating an initial recognition of their significance. The appraisal patterns across different age groups, especially among those with PFA training, suggest a tendency to moderate assessments of competency importance with increasing experience. Statistical analysis, including mean, median, standard deviation, and variance, provided a detailed understanding of the data, underscoring competencies like self-awareness in both data sets and integrated problem-solving and collaboration within PFA-trained responders as the key for effective PFA interventions.
UNASSIGNED: The study underlines the critical need to integrate sustainability competencies into the PFA curriculum in Fiji\'s unique sociocultural context. This interplay between age, experience, and competency assessment stresses the diverse factors influencing perceptions in the disaster response field beyond experience alone. The results show that sustainability competencies are the ultimate to the effectiveness of PFA measurement and interventions. The research lays the foundation for future studies to develop validated tools for assessing sustainable competencies in different cultural contexts, thereby improving the effectiveness of PFA in disaster management. Integrating these competencies into PFA training could significantly strengthen PFA intervention and competency-based evaluation.
摘要:
心理急救(PFA)对于创伤事件后的心理健康和福祉至关重要。随着对有效心理急救干预措施的需求不断增加,整合基于能力的结果至关重要。本研究考察了斐济灾难应对者背景下的可持续性能力与PFA原则之间的相关性。
该研究以基于对可持续性能力和PFA原则的全面审查的理论框架为指导。一项横断面调查评估了灾难应对人员的可持续性能力对有效提供PFA的重要性。该调查使用分层随机抽样方法,以获得不同的PFA培训的参与者(66%)和非PFA培训的参与者(34%),旨在了解这些能力如何在各种灾难情况下影响PFA的成功。调查,涵盖了灾难响应的各个领域和不同的受访者年龄,性别,和多年的经验,采用李克特量表来评估综合解决问题等能力的重要性,战略,系统思维,自我意识,规范性,合作,预期,和批判性思维。
该研究涉及49名接受PFA训练的参与者(55%为女性,45%的男性)和15名非PFA培训的参与者(53%的女性,46%男性),由于对关键问题的回答含糊不清,不包括后一组的10个回答。年龄之间的相关性,经验,灾难应对人员的专业能力评估表明,灾难应对人员,拥有丰富的经验和PFA培训,将能力评为“重要”,“反映了由长期职业发展和实践经验塑造的观点。同样,年轻和早期的职业反应者强调能力“非常重要,“表明对其重要性的初步认识。不同年龄段的评估模式,尤其是那些接受过PFA训练的人,建议随着经验的增加,适度评估能力重要性的趋势。统计分析,包括平均,中位数,标准偏差,和方差,提供了对数据的详细了解,强调数据集中的自我意识等能力,以及PFA培训的响应者内部的综合问题解决和协作,这是有效PFA干预措施的关键。
该研究强调了在斐济独特的社会文化背景下将可持续发展能力纳入PFA课程的迫切需要。年龄之间的这种相互作用,经验,能力评估强调了影响灾难响应领域感知的各种因素,而不仅仅是经验。结果表明,可持续性能力是PFA测量和干预措施有效性的最终依据。该研究为未来的研究奠定了基础,以开发经过验证的工具来评估不同文化背景下的可持续能力,从而提高PFA在灾害管理中的有效性。将这些能力纳入PFA培训可以显着加强PFA干预和基于能力的评估。
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