Research Article

Disaster Resilience Scale for Health Rescue Workers: Turkish Validity-Reliability Study

Volume: 11 Number: 3 September 15, 2026
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Disaster Resilience Scale for Health Rescue Workers: Turkish Validity-Reliability Study

Abstract

Objective: Healthcare rescuers providing care and treatment to disaster survivors are frequently exposed to traumatic events and experience both direct and indirect impacts of disasters. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the “Disaster Resilience Measuring Tool (DRMT)” for healthcare rescuers in Türkiye. Materials and Methods: A methodological design was employed, involving 247 healthcare rescuers between November 2023 and April 2024. Data were collected using the "Personal Information Form," the "Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale," and the "Disaster Resilience Measuring Tool for Healthcare Rescuers – Turkish Form." Results: Exploratory factor analysis (KMO=0.876; Bartlett's test of sphericity, p<0.001) supported a four-factor solution accounting for 68.67% of the total variance. Confirmatory factor analysis of the 19-item, four-factor structure yielded standardised factor loadings above 0.53 and the following fit statistics: CMIN/DF=1.892, RMSEA=0.050, SRMR=0.061, GFI=0.903, AGFI=0.865, and CFI=0.892. Although the CFI was marginally below the conventional threshold, other indices indicated an acceptable model fit. The overall Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.93, and the intraclass correlation coefficient for the total scale was 0.824 (95% CI: 0.380-0.927). Conclusions: In conclusion, “Turkish version of the Disaster Resilience Measuring Tool for Healthcare Rescuers” demonstrates adequate validity and reliability for assessing resilience among healthcare rescuers in disaster settings. However, the CFI value, which fell below the conventional cut-off, and the wide confidence interval for temporal stability indicate that these findings require confirmation in larger, independent samples.

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Ethical Statement

The study was approved by the Istanbul University Social and Humanities Ethics Committee (Date: 15.11.2023, decision no: 2254916). This research adhered to the ethical standards set forth in the “Helsinki Declaration”. Participants were presented with an online informed consent form at the outset of the survey. Only individuals who provided informed consent were granted access to the survey.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Emergency Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Health Services and Systems (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 15, 2026

Submission Date

July 8, 2025

Acceptance Date

August 25, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 11 Number: 3

APA
Çömez İkican, T. (2026). Disaster Resilience Scale for Health Rescue Workers: Turkish Validity-Reliability Study. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences, 11(3), 239-246. https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.1737401
AMA
1.Çömez İkican T. Disaster Resilience Scale for Health Rescue Workers: Turkish Validity-Reliability Study. OTJHS. 2026;11(3):239-246. doi:10.26453/otjhs.1737401
Chicago
Çömez İkican, Tuba. 2026. “Disaster Resilience Scale for Health Rescue Workers: Turkish Validity-Reliability Study”. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences 11 (3): 239-46. https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.1737401.
EndNote
Çömez İkican T (September 1, 2026) Disaster Resilience Scale for Health Rescue Workers: Turkish Validity-Reliability Study. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences 11 3 239–246.
IEEE
[1]T. Çömez İkican, “Disaster Resilience Scale for Health Rescue Workers: Turkish Validity-Reliability Study”, OTJHS, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 239–246, Sept. 2026, doi: 10.26453/otjhs.1737401.
ISNAD
Çömez İkican, Tuba. “Disaster Resilience Scale for Health Rescue Workers: Turkish Validity-Reliability Study”. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences 11/3 (September 1, 2026): 239-246. https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.1737401.
JAMA
1.Çömez İkican T. Disaster Resilience Scale for Health Rescue Workers: Turkish Validity-Reliability Study. OTJHS. 2026;11:239–246.
MLA
Çömez İkican, Tuba. “Disaster Resilience Scale for Health Rescue Workers: Turkish Validity-Reliability Study”. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences, vol. 11, no. 3, Sept. 2026, pp. 239-46, doi:10.26453/otjhs.1737401.
Vancouver
1.Tuba Çömez İkican. Disaster Resilience Scale for Health Rescue Workers: Turkish Validity-Reliability Study. OTJHS. 2026 Sep. 1;11(3):239-46. doi:10.26453/otjhs.1737401

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