Composition and influencing factors of professionals’ capacity in public health emergency rescues

A qualitative study

Bibliographic Data

ID22082175
AuthorsFangfang Zhong (0000-0003-1805-566X, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University), Yin Lin (0009-0002-4786-1230), Lin Yin (0009-0008-6029-5927, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University), Ying Chen (0000-0002-4780-4642), Yazhuo Gao (0000-0001-6917-0225, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University), Xuehua Zhu (0000-0003-3539-2780, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume12
Pages1338839-1338839
Publication date2024-05-09
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
PublisherFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2024.1338839
PMID38784573
OpenAlexW4396775370
LanguageEN
References cited56

Objective: To explore the composition and influencing factors of professionals' capacity in public health emergency rescues. Methods: A descriptive qualitative design was used in this study. Medical workers, managers, and members of an emergency rescue team in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, were recruited for participation through a purposive sampling method. The data were collected using semi-structured interviews and analyzed using a conventional content analysis method. Findings: A total of 2 themes and 13 sub-themes emerged from the analysis: ability composition (knowledge reserve, early warning assessment, information reporting, emergency response, self-protection, personal ability, coordination and cooperation, health education) and influencing factors (educational background, region, experience, hospital level, human resources, and financial investment). Conclusion: These findings offer a basis for the construction of a related indicator system and provide a reference for relevant departments to further optimize their emergency education and training, strengthen their emergency drills, and improve their emergency rescue abilities. The findings indicate that it is necessary to pay attention to the construction of an emergency rescue team, adjust the ratio of personnel, improve their remuneration, and promote work enthusiasm to improve the emergency rescue ability of an organization

Business · Environmental health · Health care · Health professionals · Medical emergency · Political science · Public health · Qualitative research · Sociology · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Medicine · Nursing · Trauma and Emergency Care Studies

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