title: Peer-mentored preparedness (PM-Prep): a new disaster preparedness program for adults living independently in the community.
abstract: The authors studied a health promotion program called PM-Prep (Peer-Mentored Prep), which was designed to improve disaster preparedness among adults living independently in the community. PM-Prep consists of four 2-hour classes co-taught by a health educator and peer-mentors. Adults were randomly assigned to an experimental arm or a wait-list control arm. Earthquake safety knowledge and preparedness supplies were assessed prior to the intervention and at 1 month after the intervention (N  =  82). Adults in the experimental arm significantly increased preparedness by 19 percentage points, from 56% to 75% completed (p < .0001), and improved their knowledge by 8 percentage points, from 79% to 87% correct (p  =  .001). This is the first peer-mentored, targeted, and tailored disaster preparedness program tested with this population.
authors.forename: David Paul
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Eisenman
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bazzano
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koniak-Griffin
authors.forename: Chi-Hong
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: Mary-Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Kerry
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lamb
authors.forename: Danise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lehrer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002959:Civil Defense / Q000379:methods*; D002658:Developmental Disabilities; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004190:Disasters; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors; D008875:Middle Aged; D010379:Peer Group; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult