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Factors Affecting Nurses’ Disaster Preparedness in Türkiye: A Cross-Sectional Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 September 2024

Sibel Gülen Open the ORCID record for Sibel Gülen [Opens in a new window]  and
Mevlüt Yıldız Open the ORCID record for Mevlüt Yıldız [Opens in a new window]
Sibel Gülen*
Affiliation:
Provincial Quality Coordinator, Düzce Provincial Health Directorate, Düzce, Türkiye
Mevlüt Yıldız
Affiliation:
Head of Emergency Health Services, Düzce Provincial Health Directorate, Düzce, Türkiye
*
Corresponding author: Sibel Gülen; Email: sibelgulen4@hotmail.com.
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Abstract

Objective:

It is of critical importance to determine the factors that contribute to nurses’ disaster preparedness. This study aimed to examine nurses’ perceptions of disaster preparedness and the factors affecting it.

Methods:

This descriptive study was conducted with 464 nurses working in the East Marmara region of Türkiye. The data were collected online using the “Personal Information Form,” “The Scale of Perception of Disaster Preparedness on Nurses,” and the “Adult Motivation Scale.” Linear regression analysis was used to analyze the influencing factors.

Results:

It was found that nurses possessed a high level of perceived disaster preparedness, influenced by individual disaster preparedness, status of receiving disaster-related training, willingness to respond in the case of a disaster, disaster plan awareness, experience with caring for disaster victims, extrinsic motivation, and general motivation.

Conclusions:

The results of the study offer evidence that can be implemented by managers and educators to better prepare nurses for disasters. Hospital administrators and policy makers should consider the factors affecting nurses’ perception of disaster preparedness to develop solutions for such disasters.

Keywords

nursesdisasterdisaster managementdisaster preparedness
Type
Original Research
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 18 , 2024 , e104
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc

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