Gauging U.S. Emergency Medical Services workers' willingness to respond to pandemic influenza using a threat- and efficacy-based assessment framework.

Emergency Medical Services workers' willingness to report to duty in an influenza pandemic is essential to healthcare system surge amidst a global threat. Application of Witte's Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM) has shown utility for revealing influences of perceived threat and effica...

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Main Authors: Daniel J Barnett, Roger Levine, Carol B Thompson, Gamunu U Wijetunge, Anthony L Oliver, Melissa A Bentley, Patrick D Neubert, Ronald G Pirrallo, Jonathan M Links, Ran D Balicer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2844432?pdf=render