A Cross-Sectional Examination of the Factors Related to Emergency Nurses’ Motivation to Protect Themselves Against an Ebola Infection

Abstract

The current literature on protection motivation indicates only approximately 40% of emergency nurses felt prepared to provide care to patients potentially infected with Ebola virus. This article contributes to the understanding of protection motivation. Our study found that response efficacy and self-efficacy predicted emergency nurses' proactive protection motivation and perceived vulnerability, response cost, and knowledge predicted their passive protection motivation. Key implications for emergency nursing practice found in this article are: health system administrators are encouraged to provide continual education that will increase emergency nurses' capacity, skills, resources, understanding of pathophysiology, and use of protective equipment; to ensure job security; and to provide family and/or childcare support, professional practice insurance coverage, and paid leave for incidents owing to Ebola infection.

Application of the protection motivation theory for predicting COVID-19 preventive behaviors in Hormozgan, Iran: a cross-sectional study

“…Based on the present results, the coping appraisal variables were the strongest predictors of protective behaviors in the target population. In line with several previous studies [ 28 , 46 ], self-efficacy was the strongest predictor of these behaviors, followed by response efficacy. It seems that individuals with a higher level of self-efficacy perceive themselves to be capable of achievements; therefore, they show a tendency toward preventive behaviors of COVID-19.…”

Predicting COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors based on Protection Motivation Theory in Hormozgan, Iran

“…Self-e cacy was the strongest predictor of the behavior. Only next was the response e cacy, similar to several other studies (21,37) .Those enjoying a higher level of self-e cacy perceive themselves capable of making achievements. Thus, they show a tendency to preventive behaviors of the disease.…”

Predictors of Preventive Behavior of Nosocomial Infections in Nursing Staff: A Structural Equation Model Based on the Social Cognitive Theory

“…Other researchers have also shown that observational learning can enhance outcome expectations and can in uence behavior (30). Contrary to these results, in another study that showed the results of predicting the constructs of protection motivation theory integrated with the outcome expectation construct of the social cognitive theory related to protective measures against Ebola infection, the outcome expectation construct did not predict the protective behaviors of nurses against Ebola infection (31).…”