The Development and Validation of the Perceived Competence Scale for Disaster Mental Health Workforce.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study was conducted to validate a Perceived Competence Scale for Disaster Mental Health Workforce (PCS-DMHW) designed to measure the core competences of mental health workers in disaster response situations at individual and organizational levels. core competences essentially required in disaster response situations were defined on the basis of literature review, focus-group interview with disaster response professionals, and expert judgment.

Methods

The preliminary items of the PCS-DMHW thus generated were administered to 509 participants consisted of mental health professionals and semi-professionals. The data retrieved from questionnaires were equally divided by two halves. The final items were determined through the exploratory factor analysis of the half

SUBMITTER: Yoon HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6877459 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature