2019, Vol.15, No.11

Crisisonomy 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.64

pISSN : 2466-1198 / eISSN : 2466-1201
https://journal.kci.go.kr/cemtp

Recently, drones are used widely in disaster areas, such as disaster relief and rescue, information collection and monitoring of affected areas. In particular, drones are highly useful to quickly identify the broader range of disaster damages. However, considering the specialized skills required for the operation of drones, training human resources and preparing equipment needs considerable time and budget. The public resources are not sufficient to monitor the damage, particularly in the case of large-scale disaster. This study aims at providing a new public-private cooperation model to support disaster response using private expertise and resources. In order to support disaster response during Typhoon Soulik in August 2018, we organized a collaborative team of emergency drone deployment based on the public-private cooperation and tested its efficacy. For a continuous operation and development of such activities based on public-private partnerships, increased efforts for institutionalization would be needed, including update of joint public-private organizations and operating systems, financial support, public relations, and routine training programs.

Due to the advancement of medical technology, the demand for organ transplantation through brain-dead organ donation from chronic patients has greatly increased. The purpose of the study was to investigate the knowledge and attitudes toward brain-dead organ donation among nurses who are more likely to encounter brain death cases or potential cases. The subjects were 107 nurses working in an emergency room, medical intensive care unit, surgical intensive care unit, and operating room of a general hospital in Seoul, Korea. The average score of knowledge about organ donation was 10.79 out of 20 and the average attitude score was 3.47 out of 5. The level of knowledge varies by age, career and educational exposure, while the level of attitude differs by workplaces. There was no significant correlation between knowledge and attitude, but knowledge had a significant positive correlation with cognitive attitude as a sub-factor. In conclusion, knowledge of organ donation among nurses in special departments was moderate, and their attitudes were rather positive. The results suggested the development of need-based educational programs on organ donation along with an intervention study to measure their educational effectiveness.

The effects of disasters on individuals’ mental health differ by their sociodemographic and economic status. This study aims to identify how various determinants of post-disaster inequalities influence the elderly’s mental health such as depression and anxiety. This study utilized 666 seniors aged 65 or older among a total sample of 1,659 included in the 2017 survey data collected by the National Disaster Management Research Institute. The results from multiple regression analysis showed that female, older, and lower-income individuals experienced a higher level of depression and anxiety. On the other hand, when receiving adequate economic support and psychological counseling and having more social participation, they were less likely to be depressed and anxious after disasters. To improve mental health of elderly disaster victims, it is important to provide appropriate psychological counseling services as well as economic support. In addition, social capital of elderly victims should be enhanced through encouraging social participation and reducing conflict experiences.