Development of a survey instrument to measure connectivity to evaluate national public health preparedness and response performance

摘要: OBJECTIVE: Survey instruments for evaluating public health preparedness have focused on measuring the structure and capacity of local, state, federal agencies, rather than linkages among structure, process, outcomes. To focus evaluation latter, we evaluated individuals, organizations, systems using construct "connectivity" developed a measurement instrument. METHODS: Results from groups emergency first responders generated 62 items used in development sample 187 respondents. Item reduction factors analyses were conducted to confirm scale's components. RESULTS: The reduced 28. Five scales explained 70% total variance (number items, percent explained, Cronbach's alpha) including connectivity with system (8, 45%, 0.94), coworkers (7, 7%, 0.91), organization 12%, 0.93), perceptions (6, 6%, 0.90). Discriminant validity was found be consistent factor structure. CONCLUSION: We Connectivity Measurement Tool workforce consisting 34-item questionnaire reliable measure preliminary evidence validity. Language: en