Citation

Yousefi K, Larijani HA, Golitaleb M, Sahebi A. Adv J Emerg Med 2019; 3(4): e42.

Affiliation

Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine)

DOI

10.22114/ajem.v0i0.204

PMID

31633097

PMCID

PMC6789071

Abstract

CONTEXT: Nurses are the largest group of health service providers with a vital role in assisting victims during disasters. They must be therefore appropriately prepared to respond to health requirements in these situations. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: Three articles were ultimately extracted from a comprehensive search conducted in the present systematic review and meta-analysis in Google Scholar, SID, Magiran, Scopus, PubMed and Web of Science using English keywords and their Persian equivalents. The I² index was used to evaluate the heterogeneity between the studies, and the analyses were performed in STATA 14.

RESULTS: This review was conducted on 586 nurses working in hospitals. The final meta-analysis included three articles. The matched mean scores of knowledge, attitude and performance concerning disaster preparedness were respectively found to be 43.49 (95% CI: 37.67-49.31, P=0.581, I²=0.0%), 68.81 (95% CI: 63.04-70.58, p=0.913, I²=0.0%) and 56.19 (95% CI: 53.95-58.42, P=0.001, I²=86.2%).

CONCLUSION: The present findings suggested moderate levels of knowledge and performance and good attitudes associated with preparedness in disasters in the Iranian nurses. These parameters can be therefore improved to desirable levels and the overall preparedness for coping with disasters boosted in nurses by training nurses and performing hospital drills.

Copyright© 2019 Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

Language: en

Keywords

Attitude; Disasters; Iran; Knowledge; Nurses; Work Performance