Should We Focus More on Teaching and Training Disaster Management in Health-care Colleges? An Insight into the Students' Knowledge, Attitude, and Readiness to Practice.

Autor: Li S; Department of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.; Center for Drug Safety and Policy Research, Xian Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.; Shaanxi Centre for Health Reform and Development Research, Xian Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China., Gillani AH; Department of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.; Center for Drug Safety and Policy Research, Xian Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.; Shaanxi Centre for Health Reform and Development Research, Xian Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China., Ibrahim MIM; Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Practice, College of Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar., Omer S; Department of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.; Center for Drug Safety and Policy Research, Xian Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.; Shaanxi Centre for Health Reform and Development Research, Xian Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China., Fang Y; Department of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.; Center for Drug Safety and Policy Research, Xian Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.; Shaanxi Centre for Health Reform and Development Research, Xian Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences [J Pharm Bioallied Sci] 2022 Jul-Sep; Vol. 14 (3), pp. 147-156. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 19.
DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_420_21
Abstrakt: Background: The critical aspects of risk management for students are providing knowledge, building positive attitudes, and readiness to practice. Our study aimed to assess Chinese health-care university students' knowledge (K), attitude (A), and readiness to practice (rP) regarding disaster medicine and preparedness.
Materials and Methods: A survey was carried out using a self-administered disaster medicine and preparedness questionnaire. Three main outcome measures were K (22 items), A (16 items), and rP (11 items). Responses were scored and classified as high, moderate, and low. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed for data analysis.
Results: A total of 769 valid questionnaires were collected. The associations between K, A, and rP scores was significant, i.e., K-A scores ( r = 0.449, P = 0.000), K-rP scores (r = 0.312, P = 0.000), and A-rP scores ( r = 0.656, P = 0.000). Multiple linear regression analysis indicated direct low-to-moderate effects of gender, age, attitude, and knowledge on readiness to practice ( R 2 = 0.198; P < 0.001).
Conclusions: The study discovered that most of the students had a moderate level of knowledge, moderate level of attitude, high level of readiness to practice, and a moderate level of total KArP. K, A, and rP were significantly correlated, and K and A were predictors for rP among the health-care students. The findings indicate the importance of health-care colleges for building students' knowledge, attitudes, and readiness to practice disaster medicine and preparedness before joining the profession.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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