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Hospital Disaster Preparedness Tools: A Systematic Review Publisher



Heidaranlu E1 ; Ebadi A2 ; Khankeh HR3, 4 ; Ardalan A5
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  1. 1. Health Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Behavioral Sciences Research Center (BSRC), Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Health in Emergency and Disaster, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Clinical Science and education, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
  5. 5. Disaster and Emergency Health Academy, National Institute of Health Research, School of Public Health[~]Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States

Source: PLoS Currents Published:2015


Abstract

Aim: Evaluating hospital disaster preparedness is one the best ways for hospital accreditation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of outcome measure that offer the level of measurement, reliability and validity that are known as the ‘ psychometric properties’ of the current hospital disaster preparedness tools. Methods: In total, 140 studies were retrieved. Studies which had been published from 2000 to 2014 and had used hospital disaster preparedness tools were appraised by using the PRISMA guideline. The content quality and the quality of the psychometric properties of the retrieved tools were assessed by using the World Health Organization Criteria for Hospital Preparedness as well as the COSMIN criteria. Findings: Only 33 studies met the inclusion criteria. In total, eleven hospital disaster preparedness tools had been used in these 33 studies. These tools mainly focused on evaluating structural and non-structural aspects of hospital preparedness and paid little attention, if any, to the key functional aspect. Conclusion: Given the paramount importance of evaluating hospital disaster preparedness and the weaknesses of current preparedness evaluation tools, valid and reliable tools should be developed by using experts’ knowledge and experience through the processes of tool development and psychometric evaluation. © 2015, Public Library of Science. All Rights Reserved.
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