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  • Disaster Management
  • Public Health
  • Emergency Medicine

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  • Establishing a clear definition of household emergency preparedness is crucial for developing effective assessment tools.
  • Existing instruments may lack comprehensiveness or reliability for all-hazards scenarios.
  • International expert consensus is needed to define preparedness concepts accurately.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To achieve expert consensus on the conceptual definition of household emergency preparedness.
  • To facilitate the development of a comprehensive, valid, and reliable instrument for assessing preparedness.
  • To establish a standardized approach for measuring household readiness for disasters.

Main Methods:

  • A multi-disciplinary, international expert panel (n=154) was convened.
  • The Delphi technique was employed to reach consensus on the definition and instrument.
  • Literature searches and review of existing instruments informed the process.

Main Results:

  • Consensus defined household emergency preparedness as completing preparedness actions and assembling a transportable evacuation kit.
  • A 51-question instrument was developed, demonstrating strong validity (face, content, criterion) and reliability (α = 0.96).
  • The instrument assesses preparedness actions and essential supplies for enduring disaster conditions like power/water loss.

Conclusions:

  • A valid and reliable instrument enables replicable assessment of household preparedness levels.
  • This assessment is vital for planning mitigation strategies and enhancing community resilience.
  • The instrument can inform interventions for post-disaster health needs and support evidence-based public health initiatives.