Disaster response self-efficacy and disaster preparedness levels of Turkish nurses: A cross-sectional study
Abstract
This study was conducted to assess disaster response self-efficacy and disaster preparedness levels of Turkish nurses. This is a cross-sectional descriptive study involving a total of 195 nurses in Turkiye. A convenience sampling approach was used to reach nurses and the sampling criteria were full-time employment, being a university graduate, and voluntary participation. The data were collected online via a questionnaire created in Google Forms, using the Sociodemographic Information Form, the Disaster Preparedness Scale, and the Disaster Response Self-Efficacy Scale between September and December 2024. The study revealed that nurses’ levels of disaster preparedness and disaster response self-efficacy were slightly above the maximum possible mean score. Significant differences were found between disaster preparedness and disaster response self-efficacy levels and factors such as gender, prior experience of a disaster, knowledge of the hospital’s emergency assembly area, and awareness of the hospital disaster plan. Furthermore, a moderate positive correlation was identified between disaster preparedness and disaster response self-efficacy levels. It was determined that nurses’ levels of disaster preparedness and disaster response self-efficacy were slightly above the maximum possible mean score. In line with these results, it could be suggested that disaster preparedness and self-efficacy in disaster response are associated with factors that enable nurses to intervene more…
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