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Determinants of Nurses' Preparedness for Disasters: A Cross-Sectional Study

Vanny Leutualy, Mevi Lilipory, Devita Madiuw, Dian Thiofany Sopacua and 5 more

Jurnal Keperawatan Soedirman | Jul 29, 2026

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It is shown that role and knowledge factors are positively related to nurse preparedness, and disaster simulations, training, and seminars must be conducted to enhance nurses’ preparedness and competence in disaster management.

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It is essential to improve disaster preparedness of hospitals, as they are the front line of health care during natural disasters. Nurses have an important role in mitigating and handling the negative impacts of disasters. This study analyzes the determinants of nurses' preparedness for disasters. The researchers employed a quantitative, cross-sectional approach. Data was collected through the Disaster Preparedness Evaluation Tools (DPAT) questionnaire. Purposive sampling was used to select 265 respondents. The Spearman test results showed a weak, positive, and statistically significant relationship between knowledge and preparedness (r = 0.377, p = 0.000). Meanwhile, a strong positive and statistically significant relationship was found between role and preparedness (r = 0.615, p = 0.000). Conversely, the relationship between attitude and preparedness is not statistically significant (r = -0.044, p = 0.480). Next, the linear regression test shows that the most dominant factors, as indicated by the beta correlation coefficients, are role and knowledge: where an increase in one role score increases preparedness by 1.290 times, and an increase in one knowledge score increases preparedness by 0.300 times. Overall, this study shows that role and knowledge factors are positively related to nurse preparedness. Therefore, disaster simulations, training, and seminars must be conducted to enhance nurses’ preparedness and competence in disaster management.

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Vanny Leutualy

first | Universitas Kristen Indonesia | ORCID 0000-0002-7999-4225

Mevi Lilipory

middle | Universitas Kristen Indonesia

Devita Madiuw

middle | Universitas Kristen Indonesia

Dian Thiofany Sopacua

middle | Universitas Kristen Indonesia

Fandro Armando Tasijawa

middle | Universitas Kristen Indonesia | ORCID 0000-0002-0444-3840

Valensya Yeslin Tomasoa

middle | Universitas Kristen Indonesia | ORCID 0000-0002-5221-0275

Joan Herly Herwawan

middle | Universitas Kristen Indonesia | ORCID 0000-0003-1385-194X

Feby Manuhutu

middle | Universitas Kristen Indonesia | ORCID 0000-0001-5538-3625

Lekdaina Kilikily

last | Universitas Kristen Indonesia Maluku

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@article{Leutualy2026Determinants,
  title = {Determinants of Nurses' Preparedness for Disasters: A Cross-Sectional Study},
  author = {Vanny Leutualy and Mevi Lilipory and Devita Madiuw and Dian Thiofany Sopacua and Fandro Armando Tasijawa and Valensya Yeslin Tomasoa and Joan Herly Herwawan and Feby Manuhutu and Lekdaina Kilikily},
  journal = {Jurnal Keperawatan Soedirman},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.20884/1.jks.2026.21.2.10091},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.20884/1.jks.2026.21.2.10091}
}

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