Disaster Preparedness in Hospitals in the Middle East: An Integrative Literature Review.

Alruwaili, A; Islam, S; Usher, K

Disaster Preparedness in Hospitals in the Middle East: An Integrative Literature Review.

Alruwaili, A Islam, S Usher, K

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Publisher:: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Disaster Med Public Health Prep, 2019, 13, (4), pp. 806-816
Issue Date:: 2019-08

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dc.contributor.author	Alruwaili, A
dc.contributor.author	Islam, S
dc.contributor.author	Usher, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9686-5003
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-29T08:40:31Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-29T08:40:31Z
dc.date.issued	2019-08
dc.identifier.citation	Disaster Med Public Health Prep, 2019, 13, (4), pp. 806-816
dc.identifier.issn	1935-7893
dc.identifier.issn	1938-744X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/162179
dc.description.abstract	Disasters occur rarely but have significant adverse consequences when they do. Recent statistics suggest that millions of lives and billions of US dollars have been lost in the last decade due to disaster events globally. It is crucial that hospitals are well prepared for disasters to minimize their effects. This integrative review study evaluates the preparedness level of hospitals in the Middle East for disasters using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The key terms include disaster preparedness OR disaster management OR emergency response AND Middle East AND hospitals. The study reviews articles published between January 2005 and December 2015, which focused on the hospitals' preparedness for disasters in the Middle East nations. Based on their meeting 5 eligibility criteria, 19 articles were included in the review. Twelve of the articles focused on both natural and man-made disasters, whereas 6 of them were based on mass casualty events and 1 on earthquake. Thirteen of the reviewed articles ranked the level of preparedness of hospitals for disasters to be generally "very poor," "poor," or "moderate," whereas 6 reported that hospitals were "well" or "very well prepared" for disasters. Factors affecting preparedness level were identified as a lack of contingency plans and insufficient availability of resources, among others. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13:806-816).
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
dc.relation.ispartof	Disaster Med Public Health Prep
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1017/dmp.2018.138
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.subject.classification	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Civil Defense
dc.subject.mesh	Health Resources
dc.subject.mesh	Hospitals
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Middle East
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Civil Defense
dc.subject.mesh	Hospitals
dc.subject.mesh	Health Resources
dc.subject.mesh	Middle East
dc.title	Disaster Preparedness in Hospitals in the Middle East: An Integrative Literature Review.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	13
utslib.location.activity	United States
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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dc.date.updated	2022-09-29T08:40:30Z
pubs.issue	4
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	13
utslib.citation.issue	4

Abstract:

Disasters occur rarely but have significant adverse consequences when they do. Recent statistics suggest that millions of lives and billions of US dollars have been lost in the last decade due to disaster events globally. It is crucial that hospitals are well prepared for disasters to minimize their effects. This integrative review study evaluates the preparedness level of hospitals in the Middle East for disasters using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The key terms include disaster preparedness OR disaster management OR emergency response AND Middle East AND hospitals. The study reviews articles published between January 2005 and December 2015, which focused on the hospitals' preparedness for disasters in the Middle East nations. Based on their meeting 5 eligibility criteria, 19 articles were included in the review. Twelve of the articles focused on both natural and man-made disasters, whereas 6 of them were based on mass casualty events and 1 on earthquake. Thirteen of the reviewed articles ranked the level of preparedness of hospitals for disasters to be generally "very poor," "poor," or "moderate," whereas 6 reported that hospitals were "well" or "very well prepared" for disasters. Factors affecting preparedness level were identified as a lack of contingency plans and insufficient availability of resources, among others. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13:806-816).

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