Department of Health in Emergencies and Disasters, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J Relig Health. 2022 Aug;61(4):3129-3150. doi: 10.1007/s10943-022-01590-w. Epub 2022 Jun 20.
Spiritual health is one important dimension of human health. Natural disasters, however, can adversely affect human spiritual health. One of the undeniable requirements of disaster management is the spiritual rehabilitation of victims to help them recover to their pre-disaster health conditions. This study aimed to explore the factors challenging the spiritual rehabilitation of Iranian men suffering from natural disasters based on the experiences of key informants. The participants were 19 spiritual health experts in post-disaster spiritual rehabilitation. Participants were selected using a purposive sampling method until data saturation was reached. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using Granheim and Lundman (2004) content analysis method. The factors challenging men's spiritual rehabilitation were classified into 6 main categories and 16 subcategories. The extracted categories included (i) correcting victims' perspectives, (ii) describing God's characteristics, (iii) seeking help from God, (iv) strengthening spiritual beliefs, (v) psychological factors, and (vi) tranquility factors. Our findings identified the important factors challenging the spiritual rehabilitation of the men victimized by natural disasters, which needed to be considered by responsible organizations and health sectors. Particularly, the organizations in charge of disaster management should take necessary measures and plans during the post-disaster phase to restore people's spiritual health. Spiritual health, currently a neglected dimension of health, should be considered people's in parallel with physical, psychological, and social health dimensions. Our results can be helpful in developing action plans for delivering a comprehensive spiritual rehabilitation service, which would help to lead to the full rehabilitation of victims after natural disasters.
精神健康是人类健康的一个重要维度。然而，自然灾害会对人类的精神健康产生不利影响。灾害管理的一个不可否认的要求是对受害者进行精神康复，以帮助他们恢复到灾前的健康状况。本研究旨在根据主要知情人的经验，探讨影响伊朗男性自然灾害后精神康复的因素。参与者是 19 名在灾后精神康复方面的精神健康专家。采用目的抽样法选择参与者，直到达到数据饱和。通过半结构化访谈收集数据，并使用 Granheim 和 Lundman（2004）的内容分析方法进行分析。影响男性精神康复的因素分为 6 个主要类别和 16 个亚类。提取的类别包括：（一）纠正受害者的观点；（二）描述上帝的特征；（三）向上帝寻求帮助；（四）增强精神信仰；（五）心理因素；（六）宁静因素。我们的研究结果确定了影响自然灾害受害者精神康复的重要因素，这需要负责组织和卫生部门考虑。特别是，灾害管理组织应在灾后阶段采取必要的措施和计划，恢复人们的精神健康。精神健康是目前被忽视的健康维度之一，应与身体、心理和社会健康维度一起被视为人们的健康。我们的研究结果可以帮助制定提供全面精神康复服务的行动计划，有助于在自然灾害后使受害者得到全面康复。
