Abstract
This study aimed to assess nurses’ emergency response capacity and identify its influencing factors. An online questionnaire survey of 788 nurses from nine tertiary hospitals was conducted between November 12, 2023, and March 31, 2024. Participants were asked to report their demographics and emergency response capacity. Latent profile analysis was employed to identify distinct emergency response capacity subgroups. Three unique profiles were identified: a high, a medium, and a low emergency response capacity group. ANOVA and chi-square tests indicated significant differences among the three groups concerning marital status, educational level, parenthood status, professional title, monthly income, and department. Multiple logistic regression analysis confirmed that department and monthly income were significant predictors of profile membership. Most nurses showed medium to high emergency response capacity. Several demographic and occupational factors were associated with nurses’ emergency response capacity.
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The authors are grateful to the nurses and managers from participating hospitals for their assistance and support.
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This research was supported by Foundation of Sichuan Research Center of Applied Psychology [grant numbers: CSXL-25306].
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Y.Y. conceived the study, designed the research framework, and supervised the overall project.Z.Y. contributed to data collection, data management, and assisted with statistical analysis.F.Y. performed the data analysis, interpreted the results, and drafted the main manuscript text.L.Z. contributed to literature review, prepared the tables and figures, and assisted with manuscript revisions.
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Yang, Y., Yuan, Z., Yang, F. et al. Emergency response capacity among nurses in tertiary hospitals: a latent profile analysis. Sci Rep (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-45355-x
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