Trial reportInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2021
The disaster worker resiliency training program: a randomized clinical trial.
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- Systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions for mental health in extreme weather events.BMJ global health · 2026Pooled it
- Resilience enhancement interventions for disaster rescue workers: a systematic review.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Prevention of mental disorders after exposure to natural hazards: a meta-analysis.BMJ mental health · 2025Pooled it
- Resilience-based interventions in the public sector workplace: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Resilience in aid workers in disaster and emergencies: a systematic review and thematic analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- What are effective strategies to respond to the psychological impacts of working on the frontlines of a public health emergency?Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Cognitive and emotional mechanisms of psychological resilience in post-disaster contexts: the influence of risk perception, prior experience, and cognitive resilience in a processual explanatory model.Frontiers in sociology · 2026Article
- Evidenced Interventions Supporting the Psychological Wellbeing of Disaster Workers: A Rapid Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
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- Development of a Web-Based Intervention for Middle Managers to Enhance Resilience at the Individual, Team, and Organizational Levels in Health Care Systems: Multiphase Study.JMIR human factors · 2025Observational
- Lifestyle and psychosocial predictors of health resilience among Indonesian disaster preparedness cadres (TAGANA): a machine learning approach.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- Adapting the Stress First Aid Model for Frontline Healthcare Workers during COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Coping strategies moderate the effect of perceived stress on sleep and health in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of resilience training intervention on psychological capital of the underprivileged widowed women of Fasa City, Iran.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- Mindful attention training workshop for firefighters: Design and methodology of a pilot randomized clinical trial.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2022Article
- A review of workplace mental health interventions and their implementation in public safety organizations.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2022Review
- Mental health problems and their related factors among seafarers: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2022Article
- An investigation of the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder, turnover intention and psychological resilience among medical staff in a public hospital in China during the outbreak of the omicron variant in the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Biosafety and infectious disease occupational health training from the NIEHS Worker Training Program: A historical look at capacity building that supported a COVID-19 response.Journal of emergency management (Weston, Mass.) · 2022Article
- Resilience Training Programs in Organizational Contexts: A Scoping Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesDisaster workers are at elevated risk for mental health problems as a result of trauma exposures during response efforts. One possible way to prevent mental health problems is to build-up coping resources that promote resilience to the effects of disaster work. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a resilience building workshop, the Disaster Worker Resiliency Training Program (DWRT), in disaster workers previously exposed to Hurricane Sandy.
methodsDisaster workers (N = 167) were randomly assigned to the DWRT workshop (n = 78) or a waitlist (n = 89). Workers completed self-report measures on healthy lifestyle behaviors, perceived stress, depression, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms at baseline and 3-month follow-up. They also completed a measure assessing subsequent trauma-exposure between the baseline and 3-month post-intervention.
resultsParticipants in the workshop condition, as compared to those in a waitlist control, reported significantly greater improvements from pre-intervention (T1) to 3-month follow-up (T2) in healthy lifestyle behaviors (η
conclusionsParticipation in the resilience workshop promoted engagement in positive health behaviors and reduced the incidence of mental health symptoms, especially when administered prior to a repeat trauma exposure. Further research is needed to evaluate the long-term health effects of participation in the program.
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