The influenza pandemic preparedness planning tool InfluSim.
Due to the dearth of instruments on Deaf preparedness, survey items were adapted from several extant instruments [ 27- 32].
The survey tool, entitled "Disaster preparedness and emergency response survey", was an anonymous online instrument (SurveyMonkey.com, Portland, OR) consisting of two main sections: a demographic section and an attitude/belief section that focused on hospital workers' attitudes and beliefs toward emergency response.
The administrative burden expands beyond the knowledge about the instrument itself to include the preparedness and skillfulness of the assessor, the mode of administration, the time required to complete the instrument, and the complexity of scoring.
Computer-based simulations provide an additional instrument for emerging infectious-disease preparedness and control, allowing the exploration of diverse scenarios and the evaluation of the impact and efficacy of various intervention strategies.
Health department leaders can use the Haddon matrix as a planning instrument to dissect the required preparedness and response requirements for any public health emergency scenario, and then strategize to meet these requirements using a "divide and conquer" approach.
The survey instrument also included questions about planning, preparedness, and surveillance.
We assessed the prevalence of health-related QoL (HrQoL) and global life satisfaction (subjective well-being) by using validated psychometric instruments and measured the level of engagement in disaster preparedness, with a specific focus on evacuation preparedness.
Consequently, little attention has been paid to learner preparedness for online language learning despite the fact that the literature is abundant with various survey instruments for assessing learner readiness.
This article details the psychometric properties of nine instruments designed to assess the following psychosocial characteristics of family caregivers: competence, mastery, self-efficacy, burden, optimism, preparedness, social support, rewards, and mutuality.
