Components of hospital personnel preparedness to evacuate patients in disasters: a systematic review
Abstract Background During natural catastrophes, hospital staff members’ readiness for crisis management—particularly concerning patient evacuation and improving their safety—becomes paramount. This study aimed to identify the components contributing to hospital staff members’ preparedness to evacua...
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| author | Shandiz Moslehi Mohammad Masbi Nader Noori Fereshteh Taheri Samira Soleimanpour Sajjad Narimani |
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| description | Abstract Background During natural catastrophes, hospital staff members’ readiness for crisis management—particularly concerning patient evacuation and improving their safety—becomes paramount. This study aimed to identify the components contributing to hospital staff members’ preparedness to evacuate patients in an emergency. Method A systematic review was conducted by searching databases such as Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, ProQuest, and grey literature through May 2023. Studies that offered unique qualitative or quantitative data regarding hospital personnel readiness to evacuate patients in an emergency were included. Thematic analysis and descriptive statistics were used to examine the extracted data points. Results In total, there were 274 scientific articles. The total number of unique studies decreased to 181 after removing duplicate articles. 28 papers that were deemed appropriate for additional study were found based on the titles and abstracts of these articles. Eighteen papers that met the inclusion criteria were selected for the systematic review after their entire texts were finally assessed. Hospital staff preparedness for patient evacuation was divided into four primary topics and nineteen sub-themes. The four primary themes that emerged were management, communication, individual issues, and training on the evacuation process. Conclusion The implementation of proper disaster evacuation training programs can be achieved by elevating the perceived sensitivity and protective motive of personnel and considering the personnel’s stages of change. Training hospital staff to properly evacuate patients during disasters is also significantly impacted by other factors, such as effective administration, leadership and prompt and efficient communication. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d15016d45999478dbfb0e36d34f062a22024-03-05T17:53:22ZengBMCBMC Emergency Medicine1471-227X2024-02-0124111210.1186/s12873-024-00942-xComponents of hospital personnel preparedness to evacuate patients in disasters: a systematic reviewShandiz Moslehi0Mohammad Masbi1Nader Noori2Fereshteh Taheri3Samira Soleimanpour4Sajjad Narimani5Health Management and Economics Research Center, Health Management Research Institute, Iran University of Medical SciencesStudent Research Committee, Iran University of Medical ScienceStudent Research Committee, Iran University of Medical ScienceStudent Research Committee, Iran University of Medical ScienceMedical Librarianship and information sciences, Educational development center (EDC), Iran University of Medical SciencesStudent Research Committee, Iran University of Medical ScienceAbstract Background During natural catastrophes, hospital staff members’ readiness for crisis management—particularly concerning patient evacuation and improving their safety—becomes paramount. This study aimed to identify the components contributing to hospital staff members’ preparedness to evacuate patients in an emergency. Method A systematic review was conducted by searching databases such as Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, ProQuest, and grey literature through May 2023. Studies that offered unique qualitative or quantitative data regarding hospital personnel readiness to evacuate patients in an emergency were included. Thematic analysis and descriptive statistics were used to examine the extracted data points. Results In total, there were 274 scientific articles. The total number of unique studies decreased to 181 after removing duplicate articles. 28 papers that were deemed appropriate for additional study were found based on the titles and abstracts of these articles. Eighteen papers that met the inclusion criteria were selected for the systematic review after their entire texts were finally assessed. Hospital staff preparedness for patient evacuation was divided into four primary topics and nineteen sub-themes. The four primary themes that emerged were management, communication, individual issues, and training on the evacuation process. Conclusion The implementation of proper disaster evacuation training programs can be achieved by elevating the perceived sensitivity and protective motive of personnel and considering the personnel’s stages of change. Training hospital staff to properly evacuate patients during disasters is also significantly impacted by other factors, such as effective administration, leadership and prompt and efficient communication.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-024-00942-xHospital personnelPreparednessPatient evacuationDisaster |
| spellingShingle | Shandiz Moslehi Mohammad Masbi Nader Noori Fereshteh Taheri Samira Soleimanpour Sajjad Narimani Components of hospital personnel preparedness to evacuate patients in disasters: a systematic review BMC Emergency Medicine Hospital personnel Preparedness Patient evacuation Disaster |
| title | Components of hospital personnel preparedness to evacuate patients in disasters: a systematic review |
| title_full | Components of hospital personnel preparedness to evacuate patients in disasters: a systematic review |
| title_fullStr | Components of hospital personnel preparedness to evacuate patients in disasters: a systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Components of hospital personnel preparedness to evacuate patients in disasters: a systematic review |
| title_short | Components of hospital personnel preparedness to evacuate patients in disasters: a systematic review |
| title_sort | components of hospital personnel preparedness to evacuate patients in disasters a systematic review |
| topic | Hospital personnel Preparedness Patient evacuation Disaster |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-024-00942-x |
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