An Exploration of Motivation for Disaster Engagement and Its Related Factors among Undergraduate Nursing Students in Taiwan
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Background
2.1. Disaster Nursing Competence
2.2. Anticipatory Disaster Stress
2.3. Motivation for Disaster Engagement
2.4. Relationships between Disaster Nursing Competence, Anticipatory Disaster Stress, and Motivation for Disaster Engagement
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Design and Sample
3.2. Ethical Consideration
3.3. Instruments
3.3.1. Demographic Sheet
3.3.2. Disaster Core Competencies Questionnaire (DCCQ)
3.3.3. Anticipatory Disaster Stress Questionnaire (ADSQ)
3.3.4. Motivation for Disaster Engagement Questionnaire (MDEQ)
3.4. Data Analysis
4. Results
4.1. Demographic Information of the Participants
4.2. Relationship between Disaster Nursing Competence, Anticipatory Disaster Stress, and Motivation for Disaster Engagement
4.3. Differences between Disaster Nursing Competence, Anticipatory Disaster Stress, and Motivation for Disaster Engagement by Demographic Variables
4.4. Model Test of Disaster Nursing Competence, Anticipatory Disaster Stress, and Motivation for Disaster Engagement by Demographic Variables
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | DCCQ | ADSQ | MDEQ |
---|---|---|---|
DCCQ | 1.00 | ||
ADSQ | 0.20 | 1.00 | |
MDEQ | −0.10 | 0.31 * | 1.00 |
M ± SD | 71.81 ± 15.94 | 76.90 ± 7.33 | 12.03 ± 1.24 |
Variable | Level | n | DCCQ | ADSQ | MDEQ | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M ± SD | F or t | M ± SD | F or t | Mdn | Χ2 or U | |||
Gender | Female | 82 | 72.73 ± 16.41 | −0.15 | 76.70 ± 7.52 | −0.85 | 12.00 | 309.00 |
Male | 8 | 73.63 ± 10.64 | 79.00 ± 4.81 | 12.00 | ||||
Grade | First year in 2-year school | 50 | 74.42 ± 16.47 | 1.07 | 76.38 ± 6.77 | −0.75 | 12.00 | 990.50 |
Third year in 4-year school | 40 | 70.80 ± 15.21 | 77.55 ± 8.02 | 12.00 | ||||
Job after graduation | RN in hospital or healthcare-related institutions | 81 | 73.04 ± 15.43 | 0.40 | 77.30 ± 7.44 | 1.55 | 12.00 | 20.00 * |
Non nursing job | 9 | 70.78 ± 20.95 | 73.33 ± 5.41 | 11.00 | ||||
Unit plans to work in | Intensive care unit | 13 | 79.85 ± 15.19 | 1.27 | 79.00 ± 9.14 | 1.18 | 12.00 | 1.20 |
Emergency room | 21 | 69.24 ± 14.09 | 75.38 ± 7.10 | 12.00 | ||||
Medical/surgical | 33 | 73.24 ± 17.13 | 78.00 ± 6.43 | 12.00 | ||||
Others | 23 | 71.48 ± 15.83 | 75.52 ± 7.58 | 12.00 | ||||
Saw/experienced disaster events before | Yes | 41 | 70.88 ± 15.60 | −1.05 | 76.88 ± 8.80 | −0.03 | 12.00 | 969.00 |
No | 49 | 74.43 ± 16.19 | 76.92 ± 5.93 | 12.00 | ||||
Willing to participate in disaster management | 1. Not at all | 4 | 55.00 ± 21.95 | 2.28 | 65.25 ± 0.50 | 7.49 ** 1 < 2,3 < 4 | 11.50 | 21.89 ** 1,2,3 < 4 |
2. Slightly | 21 | 71.43 ± 17.41 | 75.57 ± 5.80 | 12.00 | ||||
3. Moderately | 46 | 75.48 ± 14.98 | 76.61 ± 6.61 | 12.00 | ||||
4. Very much | 19 | 71.63 ± 13.60 | 81.53 ± 8.02 | 13.00 | ||||
Familiar with disaster management procedures | 1. Very unfamiliar | 10 | 50.60 ± 16.23 | 15.87 ** 1 < 2,3 < 4 | 74.40 ± 8.53 | 0.62 | 12.00 | 2.36 |
2. Unfamiliar | 28 | 70.32 ± 10.33 | 77.39 ± 8.26 | 12.00 | ||||
3. Neutral | 40 | 75.68 ± 12.47 | 76.70 ± 6.82 | 12.00 | ||||
4. Familiar | 12 | 87.58 ± 17.13 | 78.50 ± 5.82 | 12.00 | ||||
School needs to offer a disaster nursing course | 1. Neutral | 11 | 76.82 ± 14.36 | 0.90 | 75.27 ± 6.39 | 2.25 | 12.00 | 8.38 * 2 < 3 |
2. Need to offer | 51 | 73.59 ± 16.00 | 75.94 ± 6.62 | 12.00 | ||||
3. Extremely need | 28 | 69.82 ± 16.42 | 79.29 ± 8.50 | 12.00 | ||||
Should take disaster nursing course before graduation | 1. Disagree | 2 | 74.00 ± 1.41 | 0.24 | 65.50 ± 0.71 | 2.48 | 10.50 | 12.38 * 2 < 4 |
2. Neutral | 25 | 70.56 ± 16.89 | 75.60 ± 7.07 | 12.00 | ||||
3. Agree | 44 | 73.43 ± 15.64 | 77.32 ± 6.25 | 12.00 | ||||
4. Extremely agree | 19 | 74.21 ± 16.74 | 78.84 ± 9.21 | 12.00 |
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Liou, S.-R.; Liu, H.-C.; Lin, C.-C.; Tsai, H.-M.; Cheng, C.-Y. An Exploration of Motivation for Disaster Engagement and Its Related Factors among Undergraduate Nursing Students in Taiwan. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 3542. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103542
Liou S-R, Liu H-C, Lin C-C, Tsai H-M, Cheng C-Y. An Exploration of Motivation for Disaster Engagement and Its Related Factors among Undergraduate Nursing Students in Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(10):3542. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103542
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiou, Shwu-Ru, Hsiu-Chen Liu, Chun-Chih Lin, Hsiu-Min Tsai, and Ching-Yu Cheng. 2020. "An Exploration of Motivation for Disaster Engagement and Its Related Factors among Undergraduate Nursing Students in Taiwan" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 10: 3542. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103542