@article{ref1,
title="Resilience levels in paramedic students: a cross-sectional study",
journal="International Journal of Emergency Services",
year="2021",
author="Safori, Malek and Alqudah, Zainab and Williams, Brett",
volume="11",
number="1",
pages="74-83",
abstract="PURPOSE Paramedics responding to emergencies have proven to have an impact on their mental health and well-being. Therefore, measuring and initiating resilience promotion and development during the educational process could promote health in this group. This study aims to cross-sectionally examine the self-reported resilience levels of bachelor paramedic students at a large Australian university. <br><br>DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH A cross-sectional study using a convenience sample of first-, second- and third-year bachelor paramedic students was used from a large Australian university. The student's resilience was measured using the 25-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) during 2019. <br><br>FINDINGS Two-hundred and twenty-nine students participated in the study, of which 55% were females. The total mean score for the CD-RISC was 72.6 [standard deviation (SD) = 13.2). The CD-RISC mean score of the first-, second- and third-year levels were 75.3 (SD = 13.2), 70.5 (SD = 14.4) and 73.8 (SD = 10.4), respectively, with no significant statistical difference (p-value = 0.1) and of which the second year formed the major sample (44.5%). Additionally, our findings show no significant variation in the CD-RISC mean score between males [70.8 (SD = 12.9)] and females [74.1 (SD = 13.3)], with p-value = 0.09. <br><br>ORIGINALITY/VALUE The study findings suggest that paramedic students have moderate levels of self-reported resilience. These results, while specific to one university, provide essential data for the paramedic profession in addressing an important issue facing all paramedics around the world.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2047-0894",
doi="10.1108/IJES-09-2020-0056",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJES-09-2020-0056"
}