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Nurses' psychological preparedness for disasters is strongly and positively associated with their perceptions of response-phase and post-disaster preparedness, and is significantly lower among those lacking disaster training. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate the relationship between nurses' perceptions of disaster preparedness across disaster management phases and their psychological preparedness.

August 22, 2026Behavioral SciencesOpen Access

The Relationship Between Nurses’ Perceptions of Disaster Preparedness and Psychological Preparedness: A Cross-Sectional Study

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MGMehtap GençIstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa OCOzge CetinkayaState Hospital EÇEmre ÇiydemIstanbul University

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Cross-sectional study finds response- and post-disaster preparedness perceptions link to higher psychological readiness in nurses, highlighting the value of targeted disaster training.

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To evaluate the relationship between nurses' perceptions of disaster preparedness across disaster management phases and their psychological preparedness.
Cross-sectional correlational study conducted among 237 nurses recruited via purposive sampling from three hospitals in Balıkesir, Türkiye.
Data gathered via the Disaster Preparedness Perception Scale and Psychological Preparedness for Disaster Threat Scale, evaluated using Pearson correlations and hierarchical multiple regression.
Psychological preparedness averaged 63.16 ± 11.88 and correlated positively with overall preparedness perception (r = 0.697, p < 0.001), response-phase preparedness (r = 0.735, p < 0.001), and post-disaster preparedness (r = 0.650, p < 0.001), but not preparedness-phase perception (r = 0.080, p = 0.220).
Hierarchical regression (adjusted R² = 0.602) identified response-phase (β = 0.480, p < 0.001) and post-disaster perceptions (β = 0.321, p < 0.001) as positive predictors, while lack of disaster training was associated with lower psychological preparedness (β = -0.107, p = 0.017).

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Genç et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a898131ca7ade938187f307 https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16081435

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Cross-sectional study finds response- and post-disaster preparedness perceptions link to higher psychological readiness in nurses, highlighting the value of targeted disaster training.

The Relationship Between Nurses’ Perceptions of Disaster Preparedness and Psychological Preparedness: A Cross-Sectional Study

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The Relationship Between Nurses’ Perceptions of Disaster Preparedness and Psychological Preparedness: A Cross-Sectional Study

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