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Economic Evaluation Approaches in the Field of Disaster Health Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2023

Sanaz Sohrabizadeh ,
Fahimeh Shojaei ,
Luis Möckel Open the ORCID record for Luis Möckel [Opens in a new window] ,
Nader Jahanmehr ,
Armin Zandi ,
Hamid Soori  and
Seyed Saeed Hashemi Nazari
Sanaz Sohrabizadeh*
Affiliation:
Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Health in Emergencies and Disasters, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Fahimeh Shojaei
Affiliation:
Department of Health in Emergencies and Disasters, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Luis Möckel
Affiliation:
IU Internationale Hochschule GmbH, University of Applied Sciences, Düsseldorf, Germany
Nader Jahanmehr
Affiliation:
Health Economics, Management and Policy Department, Virtual School of Medical Education & Management, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Armin Zandi
Affiliation:
Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Hamid Soori
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, Cyprus International University, North Cyprus
Seyed Saeed Hashemi Nazari
Affiliation:
Air Quality and Climate Change Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
*
Corresponding author: Sanaz Sohrabizadeh; Email: sohrabizadeh@sbmu.ac.ir.
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Abstract

Background:

Economic evaluation approaches are needed to establish useful interventions for saving lives, preventing economic damage, and saving recovery costs at the time of disasters. Thus, the present study is aimed to identify the studies that applied economic evaluation approaches/methods for evaluating the economic costs of disasters.

Methods:

A scoping review was conducted to find the eligible studies and perform a comprehensive data analysis.

Results:

Based on the findings, cost-effectiveness analysis, economic loss assessment, modeling, or mapping, as well as behavioral economic analysis were used as the economic evaluation approaches/methods.

Conclusions:

Applying economic evaluation approaches to illustrate the economic costs of disasters is highly recommended. Managing competing priorities and optimizing resources allocations to the most cost-effective interventions can be achieved by cost-effectiveness analysis. The results of economic loss assessment can be used as the basis of disaster preparedness and response planning. Economic modeling can be applied to compare different interventions and anticipate socio-economic effects of disasters. A behavioral economic approach can be effective for decision-making in the field of disaster health management. Further research is needed to identify the advantages and limitations of each economic evaluation method/approach in the field of health in disasters. Such research can preferably be designed as the systematic review and meta-analysis.

Keywords

economic evaluationdisastershealth
Type
Brief Report
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 17 , 2023 , e442
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health

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