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Creation of a Collaborative Disaster Preparedness Video for Daycare Providers: Use of the Delphi Model for the Creation of a Comprehensive Disaster Preparedness Video for Daycare Providers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2018

Pamela Mar ,
Robert Spears ,
Jeffrey Reeb ,
Sarah B. Thompson ,
Paul Myers  and
Rita V. Burke
Pamela Mar
Affiliation:
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Robert Spears
Affiliation:
Los Angeles Children in Disasters Working Group, Los Angeles, California
Jeffrey Reeb
Affiliation:
Los Angeles Children in Disasters Working Group, Los Angeles, California Los Angeles County Emergency Operations Center, Los Angeles, California
Sarah B. Thompson
Affiliation:
Community Preparedness at Save the Children, Washington, District of Columbia
Paul Myers
Affiliation:
Synergy Enterprises, Inc., Silver Spring, Maryland
Rita V. Burke*
Affiliation:
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Children in Disasters Working Group, Los Angeles, California Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to Rita V. Burke, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Research Surgery and Preventive Medicine Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California 4650 Sunset Blvd., Mailstop #100, Los Angeles, CA 90027 (e-mail: [email protected]).
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Abstract

Objective

Eight million American children under the age of 5 attend daycare and more than another 50 million American children are in school or daycare settings. Emergency planning requirements for daycare licensing vary by state. Expert opinions were used to create a disaster preparedness video designed for daycare providers to cover a broad spectrum of scenarios.

Methods

Various stakeholders (17) devised the outline for an educational pre-disaster video for child daycare providers using the Delphi technique. Fleiss κ values were obtained for consensus data. A 20-minute video was created, addressing the physical, psychological, and legal needs of children during and after a disaster. Viewers completed an anonymous survey to evaluate topic comprehension.

Results

A consensus was attempted on all topics, ranging from elements for inclusion to presentation format. The Fleiss κ value of 0.07 was obtained. Fifty-seven of the total 168 video viewers completed the 10-question survey, with comprehension scores ranging from 72% to 100%.

Conclusion

Evaluation of caregivers that viewed our video supports understanding of video contents. Ultimately, the technique used to create and disseminate the resources may serve as a template for others providing pre-disaster planning education. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13:123–127)

Keywords

disasteremergencypreparednessDelphidaycare
Type
Brief Report
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , April 2019 , pp. 123 - 127
Copyright
Copyright © Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2018 

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