A Home Disaster Preparedness Intervention Study with Korean American Residents in New York City.
This study investigated the effectiveness of the Nurses Taking on Readiness Measures (N-TORM) intervention in improving disaster preparedness of Asian immigrant residents in New York City. N-TORM is an innovative, nurse-led, household disaster preparedness educational intervention provided to commun...
| Published in: | Journal of Urban Health Vol. 102; no. 2; pp. 332 - 344 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=184745579&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 184745579 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 10993460 GMF jtl: Journal of Urban Health issn: 10993460 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2025 vid: 102 iid: 2 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 184745579 10.1007/s11524-025-00974-z ppf: 332 ppct: 12 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 638KB tig: atl: A Home Disaster Preparedness Intervention Study with Korean American Residents in New York City. aug: au: Heagele, Tara Hyun, JungMoon Park, So-Hyun Samuels, William Ellery Seo, Jin Young affil: https://ror.org/00g2xk477 Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, Hunter College, the City University of New York, New York, NY, USA https://ror.org/02v80fc35 Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, USA https://ror.org/053fp5c05 Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea su: Emergency management Asians Public health Health of immigrants Prevention of injury sug: subj: Emergency management Asians Public health Health of immigrants Other provincial protective services Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities Emergency and Other Relief Services Other municipal protective services Other federal protective services Health and Welfare Funds Prevention of injury keyword: Community Disaster planning Disasters Elderly Emergency preparedness Emigrants and immigrants Hazard Health surveys Intervention study Kit Medical and Health Sciences Public Health and Health Services Medically frail Preparedness Readiness Vulnerable populations Community Disaster planning Disasters Elderly Emergency preparedness Emigrants and immigrants Hazard Health surveys Intervention study Kit Medical and Health Sciences Public Health and Health Services Medically frail Preparedness Readiness Vulnerable populations ab: This study investigated the effectiveness of the Nurses Taking on Readiness Measures (N-TORM) intervention in improving disaster preparedness of Asian immigrant residents in New York City. N-TORM is an innovative, nurse-led, household disaster preparedness educational intervention provided to community members to help them create their disaster-related evacuation and communication plans, build disaster supply kits, and understand community resources available to assist residents before, during, and after disasters. The aims of this controlled before-after intervention study were to (a) pilot test the Korean translation of the Household Emergency Preparedness Instrument (K-HEPI), (b) evaluate the effectiveness of N-TORM to increase household disaster preparedness knowledge and behavior, and (c) describe the factors most necessary to maintain and expand N-TORM. Participants in the experimental group (N = 200) demonstrated significantly greater pre-to-post improvement in disaster preparedness compared to those in the control group (N = 199), as measured by the K-HEPI (effect on total General Preparedness scores, β = 1.66, SE = 0.105, p <.001). The Korean community organization that was involved in this study continues to offer N-TORM to its members, demonstrating the intervention's sustainability. Further testing of the K-HEPI and the intervention in longitudinal studies is recommended to explore potential associations between disaster preparedness and outcomes such as survival without rescue, prevention of injury, or acute exacerbations of chronic illnesses. Replicating the intervention across different immigrant populations is essential, and data from these studies can inform policy development to better address the needs of immigrant communities before, during, and after disasters. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT0554478. Hunter College of City University of New York Protocol Record 2022–0542-Hunter, Korean Translation and Validation of the K-HEPI by a Phase 1 Feasibility Study in NYC, is registered and posted on the ClinicalTrials.gov website. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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