en Assessment Knowledge and Attitude of Hospitals Managers about Disaster Preparedness in Lorestan Province in 2021 سایر موارد مرتبط با بحران، حوادث وامدادونجات Other matters related to crisis, disasters and rescue & relief پژوهشي Research article <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">INTRODUCTION</span></b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: Disasters are unavoidable situations that lead to financial and human losses. Iran due to its special situation is prone to natural and man-made disasters. Since hospitals face many injuries during disasters, managers must be prepared to deal with these conditions. Accordingly, this study aimed to determine the knowledge and attitude of public hospitals managers in Lorestan province about disaster preparedness.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">METHODS</span></b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: In this cross-sectional study, 158 senior managers of public hospitals in Lorestan province were selected by census method. The disaster preparedness knowledge and attitude questionnaire was completed by the respondents after the approval of the ethics committee and obtaining the necessary permits. Finally, data was analyzed with SPSS-21 and the significance level was P<0.05.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">FINDINGS</span></b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: According to the findings, mean score for knowledge of managers was 12.26 out of 25, and the mean attitude score was 66.18 out of 80. Among the studied variables, there was a significant relationship between age, disaster experience and knowledge. A significant relationship was also seen between the attitude and disaster experience. There was no significant relationship between knowledge, attitude and levels of management. Also there was no significant correlation between knowledge score and attitude.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">CONCLUSION</span></b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: The results showed that the knowledge of managers was moderate, and their attitude was good. Due to the important role of hospital managers during disasters, it is recommended that hold training courses in disaster preparedness, especially for young managers, to increase the .knowledge of healthcare managers, and trainings be held more practically.</span></span></span></span></div> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="direction:rtl"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span calibri="" style="font-family:"><b><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"B Zar""></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">INTRODUCTION</span></b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: Disasters are unavoidable situations that lead to financial and human losses. Iran due to its special situation is prone to natural and man-made disasters. Since hospitals face many injuries during disasters, managers must be prepared to deal with these conditions. Accordingly, this study aimed to determine the knowledge and attitude of public hospitals managers in Lorestan province about disaster preparedness.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">METHODS</span></b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: In this cross-sectional study, 158 senior managers of public hospitals in Lorestan province were selected by census method. The disaster preparedness knowledge and attitude questionnaire was completed by the respondents after the approval of the ethics committee and obtaining the necessary permits. Finally, data was analyzed with SPSS-25 and the significance level was P<0.05.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">FINDINGS</span></b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: According to the findings, mean score for knowledge of managers was 12.26 out of 25, and the mean attitude score was 66.18 out of 80. Among the studied variables, there was a significant relationship between age, disaster experience and knowledge. A significant relationship was also seen between the attitude and disaster experience. There was no significant relationship between knowledge, attitude and levels of management. Also there was no significant correlation between knowledge score and attitude.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">CONCLUSION</span></b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: The results showed that the knowledge of managers was moderate, and their attitude was good. Due to the important role of hospital managers during disasters, it is recommended that hold training courses in disaster preparedness, especially for young managers, to increase the knowledge of healthcare managers, and trainings be held more practically.</span></span></span></span> Knowledge, Attitude, Hospital Managers, Disaster Preparedness Knowledge, Attitude, Hospital Managers, Disaster Preparedness 41 48 http://jorar.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-812-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Narges Nargesi Khoramabad نرگس نرگسی خرم آباد nargesi_k@yahoo.com 100319475328460012734 100319475328460012734 Yes Instructor, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Poledokhtar School of Nursing, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran مرکز تحقیقات عوامل اجتماعی موثر بر سلامت، دانشکده پرستاری پلدختر، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی لرستان، خرم آباد، ایران. Akbar Javadi اکبر جوادی Javadiakbar40@yahoo.com 100319475328460012735 100319475328460012735 No Instructor, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Poledokhtar School of Nursing, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran مرکز تحقیقات عوامل اجتماعی موثر بر سلامت، دانشکده پرستاری پلدختر، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی لرستان، خرم آباد، ایران. Naser Javadi ناصر جوادی nasnurse90@gmail.com 100319475328460012736 100319475328460012736 No PhD Student of Nursing, Trauma Nursing Research Center, School of Nursing, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran مرکز تحقیقات پرستاری تروما، دانشکده پرستاری، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کاشان، کاشان، ایران.