Enhancing behavioral skills of Iranian health volunteers during disasters: An IMB model intervention
نویسندگان
1 PhD in Cognitive Science of Language, Institute of Cognative Science Studies, Tehran, Iran
2 Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 PhD in Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
4 Professor of Health Education, Department of Health Education & Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
doi
10.48307/atr.2025.499438.1188چکیده
Background: Information, motivation, and behavioral skills are crucial for health volunteers in disaster situations.Objectives: This study investigated the factors influencing the improvement of behavioral skills among health volunteers, based on their perspectives.Methods: The study employed a qualitative method utilizing a model design approach. In the first stage, based on the theoretical saturation rule and using a snowball sampling method, up to 16 experts were purposefully interviewed in Tehran, Iran, in 2024. Data were collected in three stages: Completion of the “Behavioral Skills Promotion of Health Volunteers in Disasters” questionnaire by experts, text mining, and interviews with experts. Graphical chart production and modeling were performed using MAXQDA software.Results: The main themes and subthemes extracted for the desirable model included comprehensive education, specialty-oriented education, community-oriented education, neighborhood-oriented education, and organized education. Accordingly, the motivation, behavioral skill, and information structures of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) model were developed.Conclusion: The primary components of the IMB model were effective in categorizing the needs of health volunteers to enhance their behavioral skills.
