Being Both Helpers and Victims: Health Professionals' Experiences of Working During a Natural Disaster.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:In November 2013, the Haiyan typhoon hit parts of the Philippines. The typhoon caused severe damage to the medical facilities and many injuries and deaths. Health professionals have a crucial role in the immediate disaster response system, but knowledge of their experiences of working during and in the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster is limited. Aim The aim of this study was to explore health professionals' experiences of working during and in the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster. METHOD:Eight health professionals were interviewed five months after the disaster. The interviews were analyzed using phenomenological hermeneutic methods. RESULTS:The main theme, being professional and survivor, described both positive and negative emotions and experiences from being both a helper, as part of the responding organization, and a victim, as part of the surviving but severely affected community. Sub-themes described feelings of strength and confidence, feelings of adjustment and acceptance, feelings of satisfaction, feelings of powerless and fear, feelings of guilt and shame, and feelings of loneliness. CONCLUSION:Being a health professional during a natural disaster was a multi-faceted, powerful, and ambiguous experience of being part of the response system at the same time as being a survivor of the disaster. Personal values and altruistic motives as well as social aspects and stress-coping strategies to reach a balance between acceptance and control were important elements of the experience. Based on these findings, implications for disaster training and response strategies are suggested. Hugelius K , Adolfsson A , Örtenwall P , Gifford M . Being both helpers and victims: health professionals' experiences of working during a natural disaster. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2017;32(2):117-123.

journal_name

Prehosp Disaster Med

authors

Hugelius K,Adolfsson A,Örtenwall P,Gifford M

doi

10.1017/S1049023X16001412

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-04-01 00:00:00

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117-123

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2

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1049-023X

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1945-1938

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S1049023X16001412

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32

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