What it takes to be resilient: The views of disaster healthcare rescuers

Mao, Xiaorong; Loke, Alice Yuen; Fung, Olivia Wai Man; Hu, Xiuying

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101112

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“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of a disaster resilience measuring tool (DRMT-C) developed by the research team based on a series of studies (Mao et al 2019;Mao, Fung, et al 2020;Mao, Wang, et al 2020), and according to the guidelines on the development of scales (DeVellis 2017). The ultimate aim of establishing the psychometric properties of the measuring instrument was to measure disaster resilience in healthcare rescuers.…”

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“…Those involved in disaster rescue activities are particularly vulnerable when they have to deal with victims and survivors under the more challenging traumatic situations than those encountered in their work place (Stein et al 2010). Healthcare rescuers, the healthcare professionals who were deployed to disaster rescue sites, are at higher risk of suffering from mental health disorders in the face of disaster rescue activities (Mao et al 2018;Mao et al 2019). As a result, their work effectiveness and performance are negatively affected (Moss et al 2016), and this directly impacts the care received by victims and survivors.…”

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“…To address this need, the research team developed a prototype tool for measuring the disaster resilience of healthcare rescue workers by conducting a series of studies. The process began with an extensive review of the literature on the characteristics of resilience among disaster rescue workers (Mao, Fung, et al 2020), and a focus group interview study on the views of healthcare rescuers who have been deployed to disaster rescue work on disaster resilience (Mao et al 2019). A scoping review of resilience scales for adults was conducted, and the results of the two previous studies were incorporated, to develop a prototype disaster resilience tool for healthcare rescuers (Mao, Wang, et al 2020).…”

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Establishment of the Psychometric Properties of a Disaster Resilience Measuring Tool for Healthcare Rescuers in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Chen

et al. 2021

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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The aim of this study was to test the validity and reliability of a tool for measuring the disaster resilience of healthcare disaster rescuers. A cross-sectional study involving 936 healthcare disaster rescuers of the Sichuan Disaster Response Team was conducted to establish the psychometric properties of the disaster resilience measuring tool (DRMT). Item analysis, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and correlation analysis were adopted to analyze the data. Item analysis showed that all but three items had the critical ratio over 3, which indicates adequate discriminability for inclusion in the measuring tool. The exploratory factor analysis showed that 65.93% of the total variance was explained by four factors—self-efficacy, social support, positive growth, and altruism. The confirmatory factor analysis showed goodness of fit for the four-factor model: CMIN/DF (2.846), GFI (0.916 ≥ 0.90), CFI (0.949 ≥ 0.90), AGFI (0.891 ≥ 0.80), and RMSEA (0.063 ≤ 0.08). Criterion validity demonstrated significant associations of the DRMT and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (P < 0.01, r = 0.566). Convergent validity was established by correlation with stress (P < 0.05, r = − 0.095), depression (P < 0.01, r = − 0.127), posttraumatic stress disorder-PCL-C (P < 0.05, r = − 0.100), compassion satisfaction (P < 0.01, r = 0.536), and burnout (P < 0.01, r = − 0.330). The DRMT demonstrated adequate internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha > 0.84) and stability over the two-week study period (intraclass correlation coefficient > 0.85), and a cut-off point of 61 was suggested. The disaster resilience measuring tool has satisfactory psychometric properties and is a valid, reliable, and valuable instrument for assessing disaster resilience in healthcare rescue workers. The scale needs to be tested further among other populations and those from other cultures.

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“…Many of the APNs, nurse mangers and the commanders at the Nursing Department at headquarter were members of the provincial and/or national disaster rescue team in China, and had responded to the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003, and in the Wenchuan earthquake rescue in 2008. These experiences, perhaps, equipped them with the needed competencies in incident responses and management with disaster resilience (Mao et al., 2019).…”

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An illumination of the ICN’s core competencies in disaster nursing version 2.0: Advanced nursing response to COVID‐19 outbreak in China

Mao

Yang

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J Nurs Manag

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Aim This study aims to report on the actions and incident management of the advanced practice nurses of a disaster operation team who were deployed in response to the COVID‐19 outbreak, and to explore how it illustrated the Core Competencies in Disaster Nursing Version 2.0 delineated by the International Council of Nurses in 2019. Methods This is a descriptive study. The participants (responders) communicated and reported their actions in the operation with headquarter on a popular social media platform in China (WeChat), established specifically for the three‐rescue teams. Results The response approach of advanced nurses to COVID‐19 encompassed six of the eight domains of the competencies outlined in ICN CCDN V2.0, namely on preparation and planning, communication, incident management systems, safety and security, assessment and intervention. Conclusions The response teams of advanced practice nurses in this study clearly demonstrated their competencies in disaster rescue, which fulfilled most of the core competencies set forth by the ICN. Implications for Nursing Management The findings of this study contributed to understand the roles played by advanced practice nurses and nurse managers in disaster management and how these relate to the competencies set forth by the ICN.

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“…The authors admit that the ability to withstand difficulties is determined by three groups of factors: some features (individual resources), environmental factors (family and public resources), and processes (seeking help from others) [1,2,3]. These factors help people continue to act in the face of danger.…”

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Hardiness and the Big Five personality traits among inhabitants of the Ural region

Sivrikova¹,

Ptashko²,

Perebeynos³

et al. 2019

Proceedings of the 1st International Scientific Practical Conference "The Individual and Society in the Modern Geopolitical Env

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The problem of the study of individual factors in the course of hardiness formation is considered herein. The authors presented the study results of the hardiness level and the Big Five factors of the residents of the Ural region. 148 people (69 males and 79 females) aged 17 to 65 years took part in the study. Two instruments used which were the Russianlanguage version of the "Hardiness Survey" questionnaire edited by D.A. Leontiev and The Russian-language version of the Big Five questionnaire (TIPI). Pearson correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis were used to confirm the hypotheses of the study. The results of the study confirmed the hypothesis that the individual traits of the Big Five (extroversion, conscientiousness, emotional stability and openness to experience) correlate with the level of hardiness. In addition, data were obtained on the impact on the level of the hardiness of the three features of the Big Five: extroversion, integrity and emotional stability. The article discusses the limitations of the study and the possibilities of the practical application of the results.

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What it takes to be resilient: The views of disaster healthcare rescuers

Cited by 24 publications

References 52 publications

Establishment of the Psychometric Properties of a Disaster Resilience Measuring Tool for Healthcare Rescuers in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Establishment of the Psychometric Properties of a Disaster Resilience Measuring Tool for Healthcare Rescuers in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

An illumination of the ICN’s core competencies in disaster nursing version 2.0: Advanced nursing response to COVID‐19 outbreak in China

Hardiness and the Big Five personality traits among inhabitants of the Ural region

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