Disaster Response Self-Efficacy of Medical Students and Related Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 1, 40 - 47, 31.01.2025

Ramazan Alçınar , Mustafa Kürşat Şahin , Gülizar Alçınar

https://doi.org/10.30621/jbachs.1410855

Abstract

DISASTER RESPONSE SELF-EFFICACY OF MEDICAL STUDENTS AND RELATED FACTORS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
ABSTRACT
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the self-efficacy of medical students in disaster response.
Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. Medical students were recruited between April and June 2023. A questionnaire was applied to the participants. The questionnaire included sociodemographic characteristics, Disaster Response Self-Efficacy Scale (DRSES).
Results: A total of 209 medical students participated in this study. The mean age of the participants was 23.4±1.3 years, and 56.4% were women. Of the participants, 84.5% had no previous training in disaster preparedness and 92.8% required training in disaster preparedness. The DRSES scores were higher among senior medical students (p=0.001), those who had previously received disaster response training (p=0.005), those who had previously participated in a disaster drill (p=0.017), those who felt prepared for possible disasters (p<0.001), those who had information about the disaster risks of the region where they lived (p=0.003), and those who knew the disaster assembly areas of the hospital (p=0.023). The DRSES score did not differ according to the sex of the participants.
Conclusions: The majority of participants needed disaster preparedness training. Self-efficacy in disaster response was higher among those who had previously received disaster response training and among final-year medical students.
Keywords: disaster medicine, medical students, self-efficacy

Keywords

disaster medicine, medical students, self-efficacy

Disaster Response Self-Efficacy of Medical Students and Related Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

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