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Zavaleta KW

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  Measuring Well-being of Simulation Participants Using the World Health Organization-5 Well-being Index
  Author(s): Blankers T, Fracica E, Molella RG, Zavaleta KW, Franz WB and Kashyap RBlankers T, Fracica E, Molella RG, Zavaleta KW, Franz WB and Kashyap R
  
  Background: Simulated disaster is increasingly popular as an educational tool. Real-world response to disaster is known to cause psychological trauma, but little is known about the psychological effects of simulated disaster response. The World Health Organization-5 (WHO-5) well-being index is a brief, validated screening tool for wellbeing and depression risk. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of simulated disaster on well-being using the WHO-5. Methods: As part of an annual series of community-based disaster response simulation events, volunteers including community members, healthcare professionals and medical students were screened using the WHO-5 well-being index. Rates of well-being and depression risk were compared to national averages. Poor well-being was defined as a total score of ≤ 13 or 0 or 1 on any question. .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2574-0407.1000128

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