Benedek David M, Ritchie Elspeth Cameron
Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University School of Medicine, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
Mil Med. 2006 Oct;171(10 Suppl 1):63-5. doi: 10.7205/milmed.171.1s.63.
Immediately before the first sailing of the USS Mercy/Project HOPE relief mission to Southeast Asia, the mission leadership initiated presailing orientation and training and a program of survey-based health surveillance for mission participants. The training and surveillance efforts included a focus on mental health aspects of the mission.
At the conclusion of the predeployment mental health training, a voluntary, anonymous, predeployment survey was administered to members of the Project HOPE team. A second survey was administered approximately 3 months after return from the mission. The surveys were also administered before and after the second sailing of the USS Mercy/Project HOPE mission, although the training was not repeated.
The sample size prevented statistical analysis of predeployment and postdeployment rates of illness; however, there was no evidence of incidence beyond population baseline rates. Responses to questions regarding perceptions of mission success and personal achievement were quite favorable, whereas specific questions regarding shipboard resources, training, and professional interactions were met with more variable responses.
Response rates suggest a strong interest among participants in efforts to address the Project HOPE program and resources. They also suggest resilience among participants and areas for improvement in communication among participants.
在“仁慈号”医疗船/“希望工程”救援任务首次启航前往东南亚之前，任务领导层启动了启航前的情况介绍和培训，以及一项针对任务参与者的基于调查的健康监测计划。培训和监测工作包括关注任务的心理健康方面。
在部署前心理健康培训结束时，对“希望工程”团队成员进行了一次自愿、匿名的部署前调查。在任务返回大约3个月后进行了第二次调查。在“仁慈号”医疗船/“希望工程”任务第二次启航之前和之后也进行了调查，不过没有重复培训。
样本量使得无法对部署前和部署后的发病率进行统计分析；然而，没有证据表明发病率超过了人群基线率。对有关任务成功和个人成就认知的问题的回答相当积极，而关于船上资源、培训和专业互动的具体问题得到的回答则更为多样。
回复率表明参与者对“希望工程”计划和资源相关工作有着浓厚兴趣。回复率还表明参与者具有适应能力，以及参与者之间沟通方面有待改进的领域。
