Development, validity and reliability of questionnaire for assessing nurses’ knowledge, attitude and practice towards disaster management
Background: Recently, world have been stunned by a series of unpleasant event such as earthquakes, tsunami, hurricane and it occurs more frequent. Many people have been affected, loss of human life and properties, and expose inhabitants to the short-term and long-term impact of the disaster. In th...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/34797/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/34797/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/34797/1/Binder2.pdf |
| Summary: | Background: Recently, world have been stunned by a series of unpleasant event such as earthquakes, tsunami,
hurricane and it occurs more frequent. Many people have been affected, loss of human life and properties, and
expose inhabitants to the short-term and long-term impact of the disaster. In this situation, nurses play crucial role in
managing disaster victims,yet they receive petite training. As a caregiver, nurses who are working in hospital-based
and community-based should be incorporated in rendering care to obtain maximum outcomes. However, up to day,
there is a lack of validated measures to assess the extent of the problem.The purpose of this study tells what person
au fait is, what they believe and how they act, and identification of factors associated, thus it will increase awareness
among nurses towards disaster management. Methods / Design: This study had developed such questionnaire with a
total of 41-items of closed-ended questions and has been analyzed by using PASW statistic 18. It was divided into
three (3) sections which are section on knowledge, attitude and practice. The questionnaire was developed and pretested
to two groups which consist of 22 nurses who work in Department of Emergency Medicine and Primary Care
Centre of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC). Reliability test has been carried out and
Cronbach’s alpha was computed at 0.83 for knowledge, 0.66 for attitude and 0.78 for practice. After executed the
test, there were two questions from attitude section has been removed, however, there is no major changes on the
properties of the tool. Minor changes were made based on the verbatim and written comments from respondents and
it remains the same meaning. The revised tool was utilized and further tested in a large population. Discussion:
Developing a questionnaire to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses would allow investigating their
awareness on disaster management. The end results shall contribute to the understanding of disaster management in
Malaysia in terms of emergency and public health response among nurses. Identification of factors eventually
favouring nurses’ participation in disaster management, thus, will lead to the development and establishment of
disaster nursing disciplines in Malaysia. |
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