The Effectiveness of the National Response Framework Implementation in Disasters and Emergencies Based on Healthcare Providers’ Views of North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences in 2021

National Disaster Response Framework has been developed in order to properly direct the operation process and response to various types of disasters in the health system in order to use this framework to unify the guidelines related to disaster risk management and according to the current structures. , Related laws and regulations are implemented. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the implementation of the national program of the health system response to disasters and emergencies based on the views of healthcare providers working at North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences in 2021.

This descriptive-analytical study was conducted in 1400. The target population was healthcare providers. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire with two areas of preparation and response, which was designed and developed according to the areas of the National Health System Response Program. SPSS software version 22 was used for data analysis and logistic regression was used to analyze the data to examine the relationship between variables. In this study, the principles of the Helsinki Declaration were considered.

The number of participants in this study was 453, of which 146 (32.2%) were male and the rest were female. 65.6% of the participants in this study considered the effectiveness of the national health system response program in disasters and emergencies as favorable. The effectiveness of effectiveness in the field of preparedness was equal to 66.7% and in the field of response 55.6%. According to the results of multivariate logistic regression tests, there is a significant relationship between the experience in disaster situations, responsibilities in disasters, city of providing care, place of employment with effectiveness score status, and sub-areas of preparedness and response.

It seems that the national response plan is far from achieving the desired results in terms of the areas under study, and measures such as staff training, in-service orientation courses, and training should be provided to increase staff preparedness to deal with the crisis.