TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Disaster preparedness in families with children with special health care needs
JO  - Clinical pediatrics
A1  - Bagwell, Holli B.
A1  - Liggin, Rebecca
A1  - Thompson, Tonya
A1  - Lyle, Kristin
A1  - Anthony, Allison
A1  - Baltz, Matthew
A1  - Melguizo-Castro, Maria
A1  - Nick, Todd
A1  - Kuo, Dennis Z.
SP  - 1036
EP  - 1043
VL  - 55
IS  - 11
N2  - Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) may present unique challenges for disaster preparedness. This study's objective was to determine the impact of a disaster supply starter kit intervention on preparedness for families of CSHCN. The study was a 1-group pre-post cohort design with consecutive enrollment at the Arkansas Children's Hospital Medical Home Clinic. Pre- and postintervention survey findings were compared using McNemar's test. Of the 249 enrolled, 223 completed the postsurvey. At presurvey, 43% had an Emergency Information Form, compared with 79% at postsurvey (P <.001). At presurvey, 18% had a disaster kit, compared with 99.6% at postsurvey, and 44% added items. Of the 183 respondents who did not have a disaster kit at presurvey, 99% (n = 182) had a disaster kit on postsurvey, and 38% (n = 70) added items. An inexpensive educational disaster supply starter kit may increase preparedness. Further investigation on sustainability and dissemination to other populations is needed.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2016.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-9228
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0009922816665087
ID  - ref1
ER  -