Development of disaster dispatch readiness programs for hospital registered nurses in Japan

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K19206
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 58080:Gerontological nursing and community health nursing-related
• Research Institution: Kobe University
• Principal Investigator: Maeda Takayo 神戸大学, 保健学研究科, 保健学研究員 (60848456)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 災害派遣 / 派遣準備 / 災害看護 / 病院看護師 / プログラム開発 / PTSD予防 / デルファイ法調査

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This aim of this study was to investigate the actual state of disaster dispatch readiness in national disaster base hospitals and to develop a disaster dispatch readiness program using the Japanese Disaster Nursing Readiness Evaluation Index (JDNREI). Owing to the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, completion of the online interview survey and three rounds of Delphi method research took longer than anticipated. Accordingly, a preliminary draft of a nine-category, 53-item disaster dispatch readiness program was created. This program was conducted over a five-month period at two cooperating hospitals during the final year of the project. During this period, this program was utilized in dispatch activities in response to the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake that occurred on New Year’s Day, revealing the effectiveness of the JDNREI for making immediate dispatch-related decisions. The results were reflected in the subsequent implementation and evaluation of this program.

Free Research Field

災害看護

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

災害多発国日本において、看護師の災害に対する派遣準備態勢の評価は災害対応能力を向上させるために重要である。本研究成果の学術的意義は、わが国で初めてデルファイ法調査においてコンセンサスを得られた9カテゴリー53項目で構成された災害派遣準備プログラムを完成させたことにある。　社会的意義は、この災害派遣準備プログラムを各病院で活用することにより、看護管理者は適格者を選んで自信を持って部下を災害派遣活動に参加させ、終了後は元通りに職場で勤務できるような有効な支援につながる効果的な災害派遣準備と看護師個人の災害対応能力向上に寄与することにある。