The Effect of Disaster Preparedness Training Program Based on Health Belief Model on Disaster Preparedness of Elderly Individuals in the Community: A Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial / Sağlık İnanç Modeli'ne Temellendirilen Afete Hazırlık Eğitim Programı'nın Toplumdaki Yaşlı Bireylerin Afete Hazırbulunuşluklarına Etkisi: Küme Randomize Kontrollü Deneyin Çalışma Protokolü

This study presents the protocol planned for a cluster randomized controlled trial designed to examine the effect of the Disaster Preparedness Training Program, based on the Health Belief Model, on the disaster preparedness of elderly individuals in the community. The study compares this intervention with a control group receiving only public education materials prepared by the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority. The study is designed as a single-blind (participant), cluster-randomized controlled trial. The study was conducted between March and May 2024 in six clusters located in houses for older adults, retirement cafés, and neighborhood parks in Muratpasa and Konyaalti districts of Antalya, where older adults are concentrated. The sample size is determined as 66 elderly individuals (intervention: 33, control: 33). The intervention group received the Disaster Preparedness Training Program Based on the Health Belief Model, which included interactive group training, distribution of public education materials prepared by the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, and reminder phone messages for three months. The active control group received only the public education materials provided by the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority. Outcomes were measured before the intervention, after the training program, and three months later using the Disaster Preparedness Scale, General Disaster Preparedness Belief Scale, and Individual Disaster Preparedness Assessment Form. The results will help improve disaster preparedness, disaster preparedness beliefs, and individual disaster preparedness behaviors among the elderly while providing guidance for researchers.