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- Khankeh, Hamidreza, et al.
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Life recovery after disasters : a qualitative study in the Iranian context
- 2013
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Ingår i: Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. - New York, USA : Cambridge University Press. - 1049-023X .- 1945-1938. ; 28:6, s. 573-9
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- INTRODUCTION: Planned and organized long-term rehabilitation services should be provided to victims of a disaster for social integration, economic self-sufficiency, and psychological health. There are few studies on recovery and rehabilitation issues in disaster situations. This study explores the disaster-related rehabilitation process.METHOD: This study was based on qualitative analysis. Participants included 18 individuals (eight male and ten female) with experience providing or receiving disaster health care or services. Participants were selected using purposeful sampling. Data were collected through in-depth and semi-structured interviews. All interviews were transcribed and content analysis was performed based on qualitative content analysis.RESULTS: The study explored three main concepts of recovery and rehabilitation after a disaster: 1) needs for health recovery; 2) intent to delegate responsibility; and 3) desire for a wide scope of social support. The participants of this study indicated that to provide comprehensive recovery services, important basic needs should be considered, including the need for physical rehabilitation, social rehabilitation, and livelihood health; the need for continuity of mental health care; and the need for family re-unification services. Providing social activation can help reintegrate affected people into the community.CONCLUSION: Effective rehabilitation care for disaster victims requires a clear definition of the rehabilitation process at different levels of the community. Involving a wide set of those most likely to be affected by the process provides a comprehensive, continuous, culturally sensitive, and family-centered plan.
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- Nakhaei, Maryam, et al.
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Impact of disaster on women in Iran and implication for emergency nurses volunteering to provide urgent humanitarian aid relief : A qualitative study
- 2015
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Ingår i: Australasian emergency nursing journal : AENJ. - : Elsevier. - 1574-6267 .- 1839-2776. ; 18:3, s. 165-172
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: Men and women are equally affected by disasters, but they experience disaster in different ways. To provide new knowledge and promote women's involvement in all phases of the disaster management, we decided to capture the perspectives and experiences of the women themselves; and to explore the conditions affecting Iranian women after recent earthquake disasters.METHODS: The study was designed as a qualitative content analysis. Twenty individuals were selected by purposeful sampling and data collected by in-depth, semi-structured interviews analysed qualitatively.RESULTS: Three main themes were evident reflecting women's status after disaster: individual impacts of disaster, women and family, and women in the community. Participants experienced the emotional impact of loss, disorganisation of livelihood and challenges due to physical injuries. Women experienced changes in family function due to separation and conflicts which created challenges and needed to be managed after the disaster. Their most urgent request was to be settled in their own permanent home. This motivated the women to help reconstruction efforts.CONCLUSIONS: Clarification of women's need after a disaster can help to mainstream gender-sensitive approaches in planning response and recovery efforts.
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