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Hospital Preparedness Measures for Biological Hazards: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2020

Mohsen Dowlati ,
Hesam Seyedin  and
Shandiz Moslehi
Mohsen Dowlati
Affiliation:
Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, School of Health Management and Information Science, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Hesam Seyedin*
Affiliation:
Health Management and Economics Research Center, Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, School of Health Management and Information Science, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Shandiz Moslehi
Affiliation:
Health Management and Economics Research Center, Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, School of Health Management and Information Science, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to Hesam Seyedin, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, No. 6, Rashid Yasemi St. Vali –e Asr Ave, P.O Box: 1996713883, Tehran, Iran (e-mail: h.seyedin@iums.ac.ir).
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Abstract

Background:

Biological hazards are one of the most important and common types of hazards in emergencies and disasters. Hospital preparedness measures for biological hazards are essential for a proper response and mitigation of its effects. The aim of this systematic review is to investigate hospital preparedness measures for biological hazards.

Methods:

For this research, electronic databases including Web of Science, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, ProQuest, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Library from March 1950 to June 2019 were searched. Key words such as hospital, emergency department, preparedness, plan, management, and biological hazards were used in combination with the Boolean operators OR and AND. A thematic synthesis approach through the use of MAXQDA software was applied to analyze the data.

Results:

In total, 5257 articles were identified, in which 23 articles meet the inclusion criteria for entering the process of final analysis. The findings showed three main administrative, specialized, and logistical issues regarding preparedness measures for biological hazards in hospitals.

Conclusion:

Hospital preparedness for biological hazards is one of the most important hospital disaster plans. Results of this systematic review present valuable advice for policy-makers and hospital managers to prepare and enhance hospital performance against biological hazards.

Keywords

hospitalpreparednessbiological hazardsdisastershealth services
Type
Systematic Review
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 15 , Issue 6 , December 2021 , pp. 790 - 803
Copyright
Copyright © 2020 Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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