Correction to: BMC Health Serv Res
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4073-6
In the original publication of this article [1], the percent sign at the first row of the Table 2 needs to be deleted. The updated Table 2 is shown below:
Table 2.
The importance of items related to managing healthcare volunteers in disasters
| Items | Importance (First round) N = 42 | Consensus rate (Second round) N = 38 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laws and regulations | Passing the related law | 81 | 100 |
| Comprehensive safety standards and regulations | 89 | 100 | |
| Insurance coverage for volunteers | 89 | 97.5 | |
| Developing code of ethics | 80 | 87.5 | |
| NGOs | Facilitate creation of NGOs | 81.4 | 100 |
| Reforming the structure of NGOs | 78.6 | 77.5 | |
| Strengthening the NGOs–government relationship | 84.2 | 97.5 | |
| Socio-cultural settings | Enhancing loyalty of volunteers | 83.8 | 100 |
| Working on community’s viewpoint on volunteers | 85.8 | 100 | |
| Working on manager’s viewpoint on volunteers | 89.6 | 97.5 | |
| Preparedness | Promote volunteering | 84.2 | 100 |
| Set recruiting guideline | 92.8 | 85 | |
| Organizing DMATs | 87.6 | 95 | |
| Empowering the volunteers | 93.8 | 100 | |
| Response | Conducting rapid assessment | 90.4 | 100 |
| Recall and dispatch | 92 | 100 | |
| Division of labor | 93.8 | 100 | |
| Defining job description | 92 | 97.5 | |
| Coordination between volunteers and formal responders and commander | 89 | 98 | |
| Anticipating communication methods | 95.2 | 98 | |
| Commanding | 90 | 96 | |
| Controlling volunteers | 84 | 97.5 | |
| Evaluating volunteers | 80 | 94 | |
| Providing daily feedback to volunteers | 75 | 70 | |
| Providing feedback to volunteers at the end of mission | 80 | 100 | |
| Retention | Motivating volunteers | 82.4 | 100 |
| Providing safety and security | 93 | 100 | |
| Termination | Anticipating leaving and dismissal guideline | 85.8 | 100 |
| Anticipating discharging guideline | 80 | 90 | |
| Follow -up | Physical health status | 88 | 100 |
| Mental health status | 89 | 100 | |
Reference
- 1.Salmani I, et al. Conceptual model of managing health care volunteers in disasters: a mixed method study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019;19:241. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4073-6. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
