The Role of Self-Efficacy in Communication and Emergency Response in Chinese Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Populations

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• Personal Author:
  Calhoun R ; Feng SX ; Meischke HW ; Ong B ; Painter I ; Tu S-P ; Yip MP
• Description:
  Background. Failure to engage in emergency preparedness, response, and recovery contributes to the differential outcome experienced by limited English proficiency (LEP) populations. Little is known about how psychosocial factors influence LEP individuals' perception of emergency and their process of understanding, collecting, and synthesizing information. The purpose of this exploratory study is to understand how LEP conceptualize an emergency situation to determine when help is needed. Methods. The authors conducted 4 focus groups with 36 adult Chinese LEP speakers living in Seattle. All discussions were audio-taped, translated, and transcribed. Coded text passages were entered into Atlas.ti for data management and model generation. Results. Perception of an emergency situation affects LEP individual's ability to manage the crisis. Self-efficacy may be an important psychological variable that positively shapes an individual's response to an emergency situation by improving their confidence to handle the crisis and ability to connect to resources. Response to emergency resulting from this series of information gathering, synthesis, and utilization may not always result in a positive outcome. Discussion. Self-efficacy in risk communication messages should be included to engage LEPs in emergency preparedness. Effective communication can increase LEPs' awareness of emergency situations and connecting LEP individuals with existing community resources may enhance LEPs' level of self-efficacy in emergencies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Disaster Planning Emergencies Emergency Responders Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Self-efficacy Communication Emergency Emergency Preparedness Emergency Treatment Health Communications Language Barrier LEP Limited English Proficiency
• ISSN:
  1524-8399
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  400-407
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057223
• Citation:
  Health Promot Pract 2013 May; 14(3):400-407
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Health Promotion Practice
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:57ceec0720ab4768739be697259272b89454e3d09ba0dbd1cf6bd247d0cf26a23c06aa1fe2742c6e89058590648f896d216aa3c80fb519e70e32fd0b71525e9f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214642/cdc_214642_DS1.pdf
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