Factors Affecting the Disaster Response Competency of Emergency Medical Technicians in South Korea

This study explored the factors influencing disaster response competency, that is, demographic and disaster-related characteristics, personal disaster (household and workplace) preparedness, disaster risk perception, and self-efficacy in handling disasters among emergency medical technicians in Sout...

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Published in:	Asian nursing research Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 264 - 269
Main Authors:	Uhm, Dongchoon, Jung, Gyehyun, Yun, Yujin, Lee, Yongjae, Lim, Changuk
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Korea (South) Elsevier Limited 01-10-2019 Korean Society of Nursing Science, Published by Elsevier Korea LLC Elsevier 한국간호과학회
Subjects:	Adult Aged Careers College students Cross-Sectional Studies Disaster medicine Disaster Planning - standards Disasters Education Emergency medical care Emergency Medical Technicians - standards Emergency preparedness Female Gender Households Humans Male Marital status Middle Aged Nursing Participation Perception Professional Competence - standards Questionnaires Republic of Korea Risk Assessment Self Efficacy Self Report Validity Workplace 간호학 Republic of Korea South Korea self efficacy emergency medical technicians risk disasters
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Summary:	This study explored the factors influencing disaster response competency, that is, demographic and disaster-related characteristics, personal disaster (household and workplace) preparedness, disaster risk perception, and self-efficacy in handling disasters among emergency medical technicians in South Korea. The study follows a descriptive, cross-sectional design and uses a self-reported questionnaire. Emergency medical technicians, amounting to 1,020 in all, currently working in firefighting organizations from four South Korean cities (Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, and Ulsan) participated in the study. Disaster risk perception, self-efficacy for disaster, participation experience in disaster education/training, and personal disaster (household and workplace) preparedness predicted the disaster response competency of emergency medical technicians in South Korea. There is a need for an antidisaster program to enhance the disaster risk perception, self-efficacy, personal disaster (household and workplace) preparedness, and the disaster education/training participation rate toward enhancing disaster response competency of emergency medical technicians in South Korea.
ISSN:	1976-1317 2093-7482
DOI:	10.1016/j.anr.2019.09.005