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Table 2 Perceptions of Workforce Preparedness during Disasters, Clinical vs. non-Clinical Staff

From: Workforce preparedness for disasters: perceptions of clinical and non-clinical staff at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

 

Clinical Staffa

Non-Clinical Staffa

Chi-Square

p-value

Confident in my facility’s ability to respond to a(n)b:

 Natural disaster

60.2%

65.0%

4.43*

0.012

 Epidemic

53.1%

57.1%

5.91**

0.003

 Manmade disaster

47.5%

54.1%

7.19**

0.001

Would like additional training to prepare for a(n)b:

 Natural disaster

62.5%

57.2%

5.06**

0.006

 Epidemic

65.5%

59.8%

6.02**

0.002

 Manmade disaster

70.0%

63.8%

7.67**

0.001

Understand my role in my facility’s overall response to a(n)b:

 Natural Disaster

57.0%

57.5%

1.16

0.312

 Epidemic

49.1%

48.2%

0.12

0.891

 Manmade Disaster

48.6%

51.2%

1.17

0.312

My role in my facility’s overall response is important during a(n)b:

 Natural Disaster

75.2%

67.6%

12.80***

0.000

 Role in Epidemic

72.3%

61.1%

25.78***

0.000

 Manmade Disaster

72.0%

63.7%

13.23***

0.000

  1. Note: Chi-square tests were conducted to make comparisons between clinical and non-clinical staff
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
  3. aWeighted percent
  4. bResponded “strongly agree” or “agree”