Exploring the criteria and factors affecting firefighters’ resilience: A qualitative study
Purpose: Firefighters are exposed to high levels of occupational risk factors, such as safety risks, chemical, ergonomic, and physical hazards that may jeopardize their lives. To overcome these hazards, firefighters must be physically, mentally, and personally fit to work. This study aimed to explor...
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| author | Ahad Heydari Abbas Ostadtaghizadeh Ali Ardalan Abbas Ebadi Iraj Mohammadfam Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh |
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| description | Purpose: Firefighters are exposed to high levels of occupational risk factors, such as safety risks, chemical, ergonomic, and physical hazards that may jeopardize their lives. To overcome these hazards, firefighters must be physically, mentally, and personally fit to work. This study aimed to explore the criteria and factors affecting firefighters' resilience based on stakeholders’ experiences. Methods: This qualitative study was carried out using conventional content analysis. In total, 21 face-to-face interviews were conducted by firefighters who were experienced in the field. The interviews were carried out from July 2019 to January 2020. The data were collected using 3 unstructured interviews and then resumed by 18 semi-structured interviews. Data analysis was done using Graneheim method. Results: The participants had more than 5 years of experience in the field of search and rescue. The extracted codes through data analysis were classified into 3 main categories (individual, organizational, and social factors), 9 sub-categories (mental, physical, occupational, managerial, colleagues-related, equipment-related, environmental, community-related, and family-related factors), as well as 19 sub-sub-categories and 570 codes. Conclusion: Firefighters' personality, physical condition, behavior and psychological characteristics can affect their resilience along with organizational and management factors that play significant role in people's safety. Developing a tool for assessing resilience can help decision makers to have a real depict of firefighters' job qualifications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ccbbb829ba824450a09f907f008efa722022-12-21T21:57:42ZengElsevierChinese Journal of Traumatology1008-12752022-03-01252107114Exploring the criteria and factors affecting firefighters’ resilience: A qualitative studyAhad Heydari0Abbas Ostadtaghizadeh1Ali Ardalan2Abbas Ebadi3Iraj Mohammadfam4Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh5Department of Health in Emergencies and Disasters, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Health in Emergencies and Disasters, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Health in Emergencies and Disasters, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranBehavioral Sciences Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCenter of Excellence for Occupational Health, Occupational Health and Safety Research Center, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IranWorkplace Health Promotion Research Center (WHPRC), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Health in Emergencies and Disasters, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Corresponding author. Workplace Health Promotion Research Center (WHPRC), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences ,Tehran, Iran.Purpose: Firefighters are exposed to high levels of occupational risk factors, such as safety risks, chemical, ergonomic, and physical hazards that may jeopardize their lives. To overcome these hazards, firefighters must be physically, mentally, and personally fit to work. This study aimed to explore the criteria and factors affecting firefighters' resilience based on stakeholders’ experiences. Methods: This qualitative study was carried out using conventional content analysis. In total, 21 face-to-face interviews were conducted by firefighters who were experienced in the field. The interviews were carried out from July 2019 to January 2020. The data were collected using 3 unstructured interviews and then resumed by 18 semi-structured interviews. Data analysis was done using Graneheim method. Results: The participants had more than 5 years of experience in the field of search and rescue. The extracted codes through data analysis were classified into 3 main categories (individual, organizational, and social factors), 9 sub-categories (mental, physical, occupational, managerial, colleagues-related, equipment-related, environmental, community-related, and family-related factors), as well as 19 sub-sub-categories and 570 codes. Conclusion: Firefighters' personality, physical condition, behavior and psychological characteristics can affect their resilience along with organizational and management factors that play significant role in people's safety. Developing a tool for assessing resilience can help decision makers to have a real depict of firefighters' job qualifications.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1008127521000961Qualitative researchSafetyResilienceFirefighters |
| spellingShingle | Ahad Heydari Abbas Ostadtaghizadeh Ali Ardalan Abbas Ebadi Iraj Mohammadfam Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh Exploring the criteria and factors affecting firefighters’ resilience: A qualitative study Chinese Journal of Traumatology Qualitative research Safety Resilience Firefighters |
| title | Exploring the criteria and factors affecting firefighters’ resilience: A qualitative study |
| title_full | Exploring the criteria and factors affecting firefighters’ resilience: A qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the criteria and factors affecting firefighters’ resilience: A qualitative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the criteria and factors affecting firefighters’ resilience: A qualitative study |
| title_short | Exploring the criteria and factors affecting firefighters’ resilience: A qualitative study |
| title_sort | exploring the criteria and factors affecting firefighters resilience a qualitative study |
| topic | Qualitative research Safety Resilience Firefighters |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1008127521000961 |
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