Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Disaster Preparedness Evaluation Tool© for Nursing Professionals in Germany
Beckert, J.; Zeeb, H.; De Santis, K.K. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2023 · Heft 8/09 · S. 1 bis 1
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Background There are no suitable instruments to assess disaster preparedness among nursing professionals in Germany. Aim This study aimed (1) to translate the Disaster Preparedness Evaluation Tool© (DPET©) to German, (2) to adapt DPET for the nursing context in Germany, and (3) to perform psychometric evaluation of the adapted instrument. Methods DPET measures disaster preparedness level (low to high) using 47 items in English. DPET© was back-translated to German (DPET-GER) and 10 irrelevant items were removed based on feedback from experts during the adaptation process. A pretest of DPET-GER with 37 items was c…