- Title
- Disaster preparedness of Hiroshima community health nurses: A mixed-method study
- Creator
- Kako, Mayumi; Hutton, Alison
- Relation
- Progress in Disaster Science Vol. 20, Issue December 2023, no. 100295
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pdisas.2023.100295
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2023
- Description
- The number of natural disasters has increased globally as a result of climate change. Community nurses become frontline workers in disaster-struck areas, protecting their clients from harm and risk. The number of community-based healthcare providers in Japan has increased in recent years, along with the shift from cure-focused acute healthcare to home-based care settings. Many studies have investigated the preparedness and willingness to provide care in the aftermath of a disaster. However, there is still a dearth of knowledge on disaster preparedness among community-based healthcare professionals globally. This study investigated the preparedness of community nurses in Hiroshima, Japan, focusing on nurses providing home-based care. A mixed method design was employed, and data were collected through surveys and interviews. The survey results indicated a positive association between disaster experience and training, as well as training and the existence of a disaster plan. Further, participants reported that healthcare providers neglected the preparation of disaster plans due to time constraints and a lack of incentives; our results suggest that incentives may promote disaster preparedness.
- Subject
- community; nursing; disaster planning; business continuity plans
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1488117
- Identifier
- uon:52349
- Identifier
- ISSN:2590-0617
- Language
- eng
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