Table 2 Abbreviated interview questions
Participant Group | Health Professionals | Public Safety Personnel | Advocacy Organization Representatives |
|---|---|---|---|
Questions | Tell me about your practice setting Probe: What population of clients/patients do you work with? | Tell me about some of your primary job areas related to emergency response and preparedness | Tell me about your advocacy role. Probe: If participant has a disability or chronic health condition, ask for a description |
From your perspective, what does family-centered care involve? | Tell me about what your organization does well with supporting community emergency preparedness | What does your organization do really well? | |
“Stay Scenario”: Thinking of a family you’ve worked with– What if there was a severe snowstorm where this family lives and they had no power and couldn’t leave their homes for a week? Probe: What would they need to consider from the 8 capability areas for family preparedness? | When you think about emergencies, what are you worried about with families of children with disabilities or chronic health conditions? | If org doesn’t seem to support emergency preparedness: How could your organization include supporting or advocating for families of children with disabilities or chronic health conditions to prepare for emergencies? | |
“Go Scenario”: What if there was severe flooding where this family lives and they had to evacuate to somewhere safe for a week? Probe: What would they need to consider from the 8 capability areas for family preparedness? | How could you embed support for families of children with disabilities and chronic health conditions into the work you are currently doing? Probe: Are there agencies you could partner with? | What does emergency preparedness support look like at your organization? Probe: How might your organization include more support or advocacy for emergency preparedness? | |
Considering the stay and go scenarios above, if we could create a checklist of things that the family should do to prepare, what would that look like? Probes: What about a different family? | (About a version of the family-centered emergency preparedness resource for providers) What are important resources that we should include that we have not yet included? | I asked you many questions about preparing for emergencies. Is there anything we did not discuss that you think is important for us to know when it comes to helping families prepare for emergencies? | |
Thinking back on our conversation on family-centered care, what might family-centered care look like in the context of emergency preparedness? | Imagine it is two years from now, and [your city, department] is supporting emergency preparedness for community members with disabilities and chronic health conditions in the best possible way. What does that look like? How did you get there? | Is there anyone else who would be important for us to talk to, to learn more about supporting families of children with disabilities to prepare for emergencies? | |
Tell me about the last time you supported a client to engage in emergency preparedness Probes: What did that look like? How well did it work? How do you know? What would you do differently? | Is there anyone else who would be important for us to talk to, to learn more about supporting families of children with disabilities and chronic health conditions to prepare for emergencies? | ||
What would engaging in family-centered emergency preparedness look like in your practice? Does your organization have a business plan to provide services in case of emergencies? |