Eastern Mediterranean University, Health Center, Via Mersin 10, Famagusta, North Cyprus, Turkey.
Eastern Mediterranean University, Health Sciences Faculty, Nursing Department, Via Mersin 10, Famagusta, North Cyprus, Turkey.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2023 Nov 21;17:e536. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2023.199.
This study aims to evaluate disaster preparedness of undergraduate nursing students.
This descriptive cross-sectional study included 302 voluntary nursing students from a university in Northern Cyprus. Data were collected through an online survey using Google Forms, which included a descriptive information form and the General Disaster Preparedness Belief Scale (GDPBS).
The mean age of the participants was 20.64 ± 2.02 years. Among the participants, 41.7% had prior experience with disasters, and 77.2% expressed a need for disaster education. The average GDPBS total score was high, and the mean score of the sub-dimensions was moderate. Nursing students who expressed a need for disaster education had higher scores on the severity and self-efficacy subscales of the GDPBS (p<0.05).
The level of disease preparedness was moderate in nursing students in Northern Cyprus. Therefore, education based on the health belief model, which assumes that positive health behaviors are affected by knowledge and attitudes, may be useful to improve disaster preparedness in nursing students.
本研究旨在评估本科护理学生的灾难准备情况。
本描述性横断面研究纳入了来自北塞浦路斯一所大学的 302 名自愿护理学生。数据通过谷歌表单的在线调查收集，包括一个描述性信息表和一般灾难准备信念量表（GDPBS）。
参与者的平均年龄为 20.64±2.02 岁。其中，41.7%的人有过灾难经历，77.2%的人表示需要灾难教育。GDPBS 的总分平均值较高，各分量表的平均分处于中等水平。表示需要灾难教育的护理学生在 GDPBS 的严重程度和自我效能分量表上的得分更高（p<0.05）。
北塞浦路斯护理学生的疾病准备水平处于中等水平。因此，基于健康信念模式的教育，该模式假设积极的健康行为受知识和态度的影响，可能对提高护理学生的灾难准备能力有用。
