International Journal of Research Studies in Psychology
CollabWritive Special Issue
2024 Volume 10 Issue 1
Available Online: 15 July 2024
Author/s:
Mirano, Jan Miguel M.
Graduate School, Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas, Philippines (jmirano_17@yahoo.com.ph)
Abstract:
The government, response and recovery team, the community and the individuals can carry out preparedness action in building the capacities needed to come through types of emergencies and achieve sustained recovery. Based on the data revealed, one of the most challenging aspects of coping health care emergency cases is the lack of hospital facility that can accommodate the number of patients. 11 respondents were contacted and interviewed to gain insight on their accounts using Colaizzi’s method, a Descriptive-Phenomenological research design that actively seek the patient’s experiences and makes some significant interpretation to come up with a theme that generates a strong concept of what their experiences are. The Phenomenological inquiry yielded some significant themes which were in line with the actual experiences of the respondents during health care emergencies. Results showed that majority of them experienced the fear and felt worried during the emergency cases; however, the respondents still have positive feelings towards their experiences. More so, the effects of health care emergencies in daily life and routine of the respondents in which the respondents stated that, their personal hygiene or health was considered the number one affected by the different heath care emergencies. In conclusion, the respondents became aware of their health. In terms of their perspectives in the government policies and health measure, the respondents said that, through the implementation of the different health protocols, the people was enforced to follow especially the vaccination policy.
Keywords: challenges, barangay health workers, healthcare emergencies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsp.2024.011
Cite this article:
Mirano, J. M. M. (2024). Challenges of barangay health workers in advent of health care emergencies. International Journal of Research Studies in Psychology, 10(1), 143-160. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsp.2024.011