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Article: How Do Doctors and Nurses in Emergency Departments in Hong Kong View Their Disaster Preparedness? A Cross-Sectional Territory-Wide Online Survey
Title | How Do Doctors and Nurses in Emergency Departments in Hong Kong View Their Disaster Preparedness? A Cross-Sectional Territory-Wide Online Survey |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Cross-sectional studies Disasters Emergency preparedness Nurses Physicians |
Issue Date | 2017 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP): STM Journals. The Journal's web site is located at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=DMP |
Citation | Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 2017, v. 12 n. 3, p. 329-336 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Objectives:
To assess the level of all-hazards disaster preparedness and training needs of emergency department (ED) doctors and nurses in Hong Kong from their perspective, and identify factors associated with high perceived personal preparedness.
Design:
This study was a cross-sectional territory-wide online survey conducted from 9 September to 26 October, 2015.
Participants:
The participants were doctors from the Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine and nurses from the Hong Kong College of Emergency Nursing.
Methods:
We assessed various components of all-hazards preparedness using a 25-item questionnaire. Backward logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with perceived preparedness.
Results:
A total of 107 responses were analyzed. Respondents lacked training in disaster management, emergency communication, psychological first aid, public health interventions, disaster law and ethics, media handling, and humanitarian response in an overseas setting. High perceived workplace preparedness, length of practice, and willingness to respond were associated with high perceived personal preparedness.
Conclusions:
Given the current gaps in and needs for increased disaster preparedness training, ED doctors and nurses in Hong Kong may benefit from the development of core-competency-based training targeting the under-trained areas, measures to improve staff confidence in their workplaces, and efforts to remove barriers to staff willingness to respond. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/244422 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.9 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.575 |
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dc.contributor.author | Lam, PK | - |
dc.contributor.author | Balsari, S | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hung, KKC | - |
dc.contributor.author | Leung, LP | - |
dc.contributor.author | Leaning, J | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-09-18T01:52:09Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-09-18T01:52:09Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 2017, v. 12 n. 3, p. 329-336 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1935-7893 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/244422 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: To assess the level of all-hazards disaster preparedness and training needs of emergency department (ED) doctors and nurses in Hong Kong from their perspective, and identify factors associated with high perceived personal preparedness. Design: This study was a cross-sectional territory-wide online survey conducted from 9 September to 26 October, 2015. Participants: The participants were doctors from the Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine and nurses from the Hong Kong College of Emergency Nursing. Methods: We assessed various components of all-hazards preparedness using a 25-item questionnaire. Backward logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with perceived preparedness. Results: A total of 107 responses were analyzed. Respondents lacked training in disaster management, emergency communication, psychological first aid, public health interventions, disaster law and ethics, media handling, and humanitarian response in an overseas setting. High perceived workplace preparedness, length of practice, and willingness to respond were associated with high perceived personal preparedness. Conclusions: Given the current gaps in and needs for increased disaster preparedness training, ED doctors and nurses in Hong Kong may benefit from the development of core-competency-based training targeting the under-trained areas, measures to improve staff confidence in their workplaces, and efforts to remove barriers to staff willingness to respond. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP): STM Journals. The Journal's web site is located at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=DMP | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness | - |
dc.rights | Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. Copyright © Cambridge University Press (CUP): STM Journals. | - |
dc.subject | Cross-sectional studies | - |
dc.subject | Disasters | - |
dc.subject | Emergency preparedness | - |
dc.subject | Nurses | - |
dc.subject | Physicians | - |
dc.title | How Do Doctors and Nurses in Emergency Departments in Hong Kong View Their Disaster Preparedness? A Cross-Sectional Territory-Wide Online Survey | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lam, PK: lampkrex@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Leung, LP: leunglp@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Lam, PK=rp02015 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Leung, LP=rp02032 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/dmp.2017.71 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85051336276 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 278960 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 293608 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 12 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 3 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 329 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 336 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000441014000010 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1935-7893 | - |