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Phenomenological Analysis of Factors that Affect the Increase in the Willingness to Reengage Volunteer Rescuers and Saviors of the Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2024

Sadegh Kazemi Open the ORCID record for Sadegh Kazemi [Opens in a new window] ,
Pirhossein Kolivand ,
Peyman Saberian ,
Navvab Shamspour ,
Mojtaba Fattahi Ardakani ,
Fayegh Abdolahzadeh  and
Samad Azari
Sadegh Kazemi
Affiliation:
Research Center for Emergency and Disaster Resilience, Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran
Pirhossein Kolivand
Affiliation:
Department of Health Economics, Faculty of Medicine, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
Peyman Saberian
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Navvab Shamspour
Affiliation:
Research Center for Emergency and Disaster Resilience, Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran
Mojtaba Fattahi Ardakani
Affiliation:
Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Yazd, Iran
Fayegh Abdolahzadeh*
Affiliation:
Research Center for Emergency and Disaster Resilience, Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran
Samad Azari
Affiliation:
Hospital Management Research Center, Health Management Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
*
Corresponding author: Fayegh Abdolahzadeh; Email: faz_helal@yahoo.com
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Abstract

Objective

The present study aimed to analyze the factors that influence the increase in the desire to re-engage volunteer rescuers and saviors of the Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Methods

This qualitative descriptive phenomenological study involved the participation of volunteers who had not volunteered in the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) for at least one year but expressed a willingness to be re-engaged. The semi-structured in-depth interview process and data collection continued until the theoretical saturation stage was reached. The collected data was analyzed using the interpretive approach and the 7-step Claesian method.

Results

The results show that several factors influence the increase in the desire to reengage volunteer rescuers and members of IRCS. These factors were categorized into 136 codes, 63 main codes, 20 clusters, 7 classes, and 3 themes, namely “organizational support and understanding,” “work characteristics,” and “organizational credibility.” The results of the study indicate that each of the identified factors plays a significant role in the dynamics of the re-engagement process for rescuers and volunteer rescuers within the IRCS.

Conclusions

The experiences of volunteer rescuers and members can be utilized to enhance the recruitment and retention of volunteer human resources within the IRCS.

Keywords

Red Crescent Societyrescuers and saviorsphenomenology

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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 18 , 2024 , e237
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc

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