School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia.
Prehosp Disaster Med. 2021 Jun;36(3):354-361. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X21000133. Epub 2021 Feb 26.
In a disaster aftermath, pharmacists have the potential to provide essential health services and contribute to the maintenance of the health and well-being of their community. Despite their importance in the health care system, little is known about the factors that affect pharmacists' disaster preparedness and associated behaviors.
The goal of this study was to determine the factors that influence disaster preparedness behaviors and disaster preparedness of Australian pharmacists.
A 70-question survey was developed from previous research findings. This survey was released online and registered Australian pharmacists were invited to participate. Multiple linear regression was used to determine the factors that influenced preparedness and preparedness behaviors among pharmacists.
The final model of disaster preparedness indicated that 86.0% of variation in preparedness was explained by disaster experience, perceived knowledge and skills, colleague preparedness, perceived self-efficacy, previous preparedness behaviors, perceived potential disaster severity, and trust of external information sources. The final model of preparedness behaviors indicated that 71.1% of variation in previous preparedness behaviors can be explained by disaster experience, perceived institution responsibility, colleague preparedness, perceived likelihood of disaster, perceived professional responsibility, and years of practice as a pharmacist.
This research is the first to explore the significant factors affecting preparedness behaviors and preparedness of Australian pharmacists for disasters. It begins to provide insight into potential critical gaps in current disaster preparedness behaviors and preparedness among pharmacists.
在灾难发生后，药剂师有可能提供基本的卫生服务，并为维护社区的健康和福祉做出贡献。尽管他们在卫生保健系统中具有重要作用，但对于影响药剂师灾难准备情况和相关行为的因素却知之甚少。
本研究旨在确定影响澳大利亚药剂师灾难准备情况和准备行为的因素。
从先前的研究结果中开发了一份包含 70 个问题的调查问卷。该调查问卷在网上发布，并邀请注册药剂师参与。采用多元线性回归分析来确定影响药剂师准备情况和准备行为的因素。
灾难准备情况的最终模型表明，准备情况的 86.0%可以由灾难经历、感知的知识和技能、同事的准备情况、感知的自我效能、以前的准备行为、感知的潜在灾难严重程度和对外部信息来源的信任来解释。准备行为的最终模型表明，以前的准备行为的 71.1%可以由灾难经历、感知的机构责任、同事的准备情况、感知的灾难可能性、感知的专业责任和作为药剂师的工作年限来解释。
这项研究首次探讨了影响澳大利亚药剂师灾难准备行为和准备情况的重要因素。它开始深入了解药剂师当前灾难准备行为和准备情况中潜在的关键差距。
