ReviewWorld journal of emergency medicine2017
Rehabilitation of vulnerable groups in emergencies and disasters: A systematic review.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Health-Related Rehabilitation after the 2008 Great Wenchuan Earthquake in China: A Ten Year Retrospective Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Mosque-Based Spiritual Rehabilitation Intervention Among Flood-Affected Individuals in Iran: A Randomized Controlled Field Trial.Journal of religion and health · 2026Trial
- Psychological distress and caregiver burden among informal caregivers of patients with earthquake-related and stroke-related dependency: a comparative study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Pathophysiology and management of crush syndrome: A narrative review.World journal of orthopedics · 2025Article
- A scoping review of post-earthquake healthcare for vulnerable groups of the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquakes.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Evaluation of a newly developed first aid training programme adapted for older people.BMC emergency medicine · 2023Article
- Tailoring First Aid Courses to Older Adults Participants.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2022Article
- Factors Challenging the Spiritual Rehabilitation of Iranian Men Affected by Natural Disasters: A Qualitative Study.Journal of religion and health · 2022Article
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- Prioritization of factors related to mental health of women during an earthquake: A qualitative study.World journal of emergency medicine · 2019Article
- Indigenous Perspectives for Strengthening Social Responses to Global Environmental Changes: A Response to the Social Work Grand Challenge on Environmental Change.Journal of community practice · 2019Article
- Emerging Trends and New Developments in Disaster Research after the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Review
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Abstract
backgroundNatural and man-made disasters, especially those occurring in large scales not only result in human mortality, but also cause physical, psychological, and social disabilities. Providing effective rehabilitation services in time can decrease the frequency of such disabilities. The aim of the current study was to perform a systematic review related to rehabilitation of vulnerable groups in emergencies and disasters.
methodsThe systematic review was conducted according to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The key words "recovery", "rehabilitation", "reconstruction", "transformation", "transition", "emergency", "disaster", "crisis", "hazard", "catastrophe", "tragedy", "mass casualty incident", "women", "female", "children", "pediatric", "disable", "handicap", "elder", "old" and "vulnerable" were used in combination with Boolean operators OR and AND. ISI Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, Ovid, ProQuest, Wiley, Google Scholar were searched.
resultsIn this study a total of 11 928 articles were considered and 25 articles were selected for final review of rehabilitation of vulnerable groups based on the objective of this study. Twenty-five studies including six qualitative, sixteen cross-sectional and three randomized controlled trials were reviewed for rehabilitation of vulnerable groups in emergencies and disasters. Out of the selected papers, 23 were studied based on rehabilitation after natural disasters and the remaining were man-made disasters. Most types of rehabilitation were physical, social, psychological and economic.
conclusionThe review of the papers showed different programs of physical, physiological, economic and social rehabilitations for vulnerable groups after emergencies and disasters. It may help health field managers better implement standard rehabilitation activities for vulnerable groups.
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