Physiotherapy Student Disaster Response Readiness Survey, 126 Students from Portugal

A 12-item questionnaire survey of 126 undergraduate physiotherapy students from six Portuguese higher education institutions, conducted to assess their predisposition, perceived competence, and readiness for emergency, disaster, and humanitarian action (EDHA). The instrument was content-validated by a panel of 12 experts and administered in a cross-sectional study design. The data was published by Maria da Lapa Rosado on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyzing gaps between student interest and perceived competence in disaster response based on survey scores.
• Benchmarking self-reported interpersonal preparedness (e.g., empathy, collaboration) against technical skills (e.g., rehabilitation training, burn management).
• Evaluating the impact of academic year on predisposition to work in disaster contexts using the provided statistical results.
• Assessing the perceived sufficiency of curricular preparation for disaster response among physiotherapy students.

Strengths

• The assessment tool demonstrated excellent content validity with a Scale-Content Validity Index/Average of 0.98.
• Survey includes responses from 126 students across six institutions, providing a multi-institution perspective.
• Data captures three distinct conceptual domains: predisposition, perceived competence, and functional role readiness.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small (366.3 KB), indicating limited scope and sample size.

Provenance

Source

Maria da Lapa Rosado via figshare.

Collection Method

Cross-sectional survey administered to undergraduate students.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-01 05:23:07; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Portugal