Assessing emergency preparedness of families caring for young children with diabetes and other chronic illnesses.
OBJECTIVE
To help children with chronic illnesses and their caregivers assess emergency preparedness.


CONCLUSIONS
Little work has been done to ascertain patient adherence levels to these recommendations. Additionally, little is known about the seeking patterns of healthcare providers and/or changes in interventions based on certain elements of emergency preparedness, such as the presence of medical alert identification and an emergency kit.


CONCLUSIONS
Healthcare providers must discover their patients' level of emergency preparedness and facilitate the acquisition and implementation of elements of emergency preparedness that meet their patients' needs.
Stallwood
Lynda G
LG
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, Denver, CO, USA. lstallwood@hotmail.com
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004190:Disasters; D004630:Emergencies / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D020407:Internet; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010355:Patient Identification Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D012648:Self Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D023481:Terrorism