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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Emerg Med. 2015 Sep 11. pii: S0736-4679(15)00805-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.07.030. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Hospital Employee Willingness to Work during Earthquakes Versus Pandemics.[/h] Charney RL[SUP]1[/SUP], Rebmann T[SUP]2[/SUP], Flood RG[SUP]1[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]BACKGROUND:[/h] Research indicates that licensed health care workers are less willing to work during a pandemic and that the willingness of nonlicensed staff to work has had limited assessment.
[h=4]OBJECTIVE:[/h] We sought to assess and compare the willingness to work in all hospital workers during pandemics and earthquakes.
[h=4]METHODS:[/h] An online survey was distributed to Missouri hospital employees. Participants were presented with 2 disaster scenarios (pandemic influenza and earthquake); willingness, ability, and barriers to work were measured. T tests compared willingness to work during a pandemic vs. an earthquake. Multivariate linear regression analyses were conducted to describe factors associated with a higher willingness to work.
[h=4]RESULTS:[/h] One thousand eight hundred twenty-two employees participated (15% response rate). More willingness to work was reported for an earthquake than a pandemic (93.3% vs. 84.8%; t = 17.1; p < 0.001). Significantly fewer respondents reported the ability to work during a pandemic (83.5%; t = 17.1; p < 0.001) or an earthquake (89.8%; t = 13.3; p < 0.001) compared to their willingness to work. From multivariate linear regression, factors associated with pandemic willingness to work were as follows: 1) no children ≤3 years of age; 2) older children; 3) working full-time; 4) less concern for family; 5) less fear of job loss; and 6) vaccine availability. Earthquake willingness factors included: 1) not having children with special needs and 2) not working a different role.
[h=4]CONCLUSION:[/h] Improving care for dependent family members, worker protection, cross training, and job importance education may increase willingness to work during disasters.
Copyright ? 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] disaster; earthquake; pandemic; preparedness; willingness to work
PMID: 26371972 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
[h=1]Hospital Employee Willingness to Work during Earthquakes Versus Pandemics.[/h] Charney RL[SUP]1[/SUP], Rebmann T[SUP]2[/SUP], Flood RG[SUP]1[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]BACKGROUND:[/h] Research indicates that licensed health care workers are less willing to work during a pandemic and that the willingness of nonlicensed staff to work has had limited assessment.
[h=4]OBJECTIVE:[/h] We sought to assess and compare the willingness to work in all hospital workers during pandemics and earthquakes.
[h=4]METHODS:[/h] An online survey was distributed to Missouri hospital employees. Participants were presented with 2 disaster scenarios (pandemic influenza and earthquake); willingness, ability, and barriers to work were measured. T tests compared willingness to work during a pandemic vs. an earthquake. Multivariate linear regression analyses were conducted to describe factors associated with a higher willingness to work.
[h=4]RESULTS:[/h] One thousand eight hundred twenty-two employees participated (15% response rate). More willingness to work was reported for an earthquake than a pandemic (93.3% vs. 84.8%; t = 17.1; p < 0.001). Significantly fewer respondents reported the ability to work during a pandemic (83.5%; t = 17.1; p < 0.001) or an earthquake (89.8%; t = 13.3; p < 0.001) compared to their willingness to work. From multivariate linear regression, factors associated with pandemic willingness to work were as follows: 1) no children ≤3 years of age; 2) older children; 3) working full-time; 4) less concern for family; 5) less fear of job loss; and 6) vaccine availability. Earthquake willingness factors included: 1) not having children with special needs and 2) not working a different role.
[h=4]CONCLUSION:[/h] Improving care for dependent family members, worker protection, cross training, and job importance education may increase willingness to work during disasters.
Copyright ? 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] disaster; earthquake; pandemic; preparedness; willingness to work
PMID: 26371972 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]