What Does It Cost to Prevent On-Duty Firefighter Cardiac Events? A Content Valid Method for Calculating Costs
Joint Authors
Weaver, Matthew D.
Reis, Steven E.
Patterson, P. Daniel
Hostler, David
Suyama, Joe
Source
Advances in Preventive Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Cardiac arrest is a leading cause of mortality among firefighters.
We sought to develop a valid method for determining the costs of a workplace prevention program for firefighters.
In 2012, we developed a draft framework using human resource accounting and in-depth interviews with experts in the firefighting and insurance industries.
The interviews produced a draft cost model with 6 components and 26 subcomponents.
In 2013, we randomly sampled 100 fire chiefs out of >7,400 affiliated with the International Association of Fire Chiefs.
We used the Content Validity Index (CVI) to identify the content valid components of the draft cost model.
This was accomplished by having fire chiefs rate the relevancy of cost components using a 4-point Likert scale (highly relevant to not relevant).
We received complete survey data from 65 fire chiefs (65% response rate).
We retained 5 components and 21 subcomponents based on CVI scores ≥0.70.
The five main components include, (1) investment costs, (2) orientation and training costs, (3) medical and pharmaceutical costs, (4) education and continuing education costs, and (5) maintenance costs.
Data from a diverse sample of fire chiefs has produced a content valid method for calculating the cost of a prevention program among firefighters.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Patterson, P. Daniel& Suyama, Joe& Reis, Steven E.& Weaver, Matthew D.& Hostler, David. 2013. What Does It Cost to Prevent On-Duty Firefighter Cardiac Events? A Content Valid Method for Calculating Costs. Advances in Preventive Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Patterson, P. Daniel…[et al.]. What Does It Cost to Prevent On-Duty Firefighter Cardiac Events? A Content Valid Method for Calculating Costs. Advances in Preventive Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512591
American Medical Association (AMA)
Patterson, P. Daniel& Suyama, Joe& Reis, Steven E.& Weaver, Matthew D.& Hostler, David. What Does It Cost to Prevent On-Duty Firefighter Cardiac Events? A Content Valid Method for Calculating Costs. Advances in Preventive Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512591
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-512591