Factors affecting hospital response in biological disasters: A qualitative study.
Simintaj Sharififar, Katayoun Jahangiri, Armin Zareiyan, Amir Khoshvaghti
Abstract
Hospital management in outbreaks of infectious diseases (intentional or unintentional) is complex and requires different actions than during natural disasters. In such disasters, readiness to respond and appropriate action is a multifaceted operation. In IR of Iran, there have been few researches in the field of hospital preparation in biologic events, and the possibility of standardized assessment has be reduced due to lack of key skills in confronting biological events. It is hoped that the aggregated factors in the 8 groups of this study can evaluate hospital performance more coherently.
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PreparednessMedical emergencyMedicineQualitative researchEmergency managementNatural disasterIslamic republicDisaster responseBiological warfarePandemicHealth careChristian ministryHospital accreditationAccreditationNursingEnvironmental healthIslamInfectious disease (medical specialty)Medical educationPolitical scienceGeographyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)DiseaseMeteorologySociologyLawSocial scienceArchaeologyPathologyDisaster Response and ManagementViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchPublic Health Policies and Education