Establishment of the psychometric properties of a disaster resilience measuring tool for healthcare rescuers in China: a cross-sectional study
The aim of this study was to test the validity and reliability of a tool for measuring the disaster resilience of healthcare disaster rescuers. A cross-sectional study involving 936 healthcare disaster rescuers of the Sichuan Disaster Response Team was conducted to establish the psychometric properties of the disaster resilience measuring tool (DRMT). Item analysis, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and correlation analysis were adopted to analyze the data.
According to the authors, a resilience enhancement program should be developed specifically for healthcare rescuers that covers the four domains (factors) confirmed in the disaster resilience measuring tool to facilitate their resilience. The contents of this program should be multidimensional, including disaster preparation at the individual and family level, theoretical knowledge of disasters, medical rescue skills, psychological first aid (PFA), both for victims and the rescue workers, and coping strategies to enhance the healthcare disaster rescuers’ self-efficacy.
Explore further
