Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Disabil Rehabil. 2024 Apr;46(7):1239-1255. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2185294. Epub 2023 Mar 2.
People with disabilities, especially children and youth, are often not considered in emergency and disaster preparedness planning, which leaves them vulnerable and at a higher risk of the negative effects of natural and human caused disasters. The purpose of this study was to understand the extent of emergency and disaster preparedness and factors influencing preparedness among children and youth with disabilities and chronic conditions, their caregivers and service providers.
Our scoping review involved searching six international databases that identified 1146 studies of which 27 met our inclusion criteria.
The studies in this review involved 2613 participants (i.e., children, parents, educators and clinicians) across nine countries over a 20-year period. Our results highlighted the following trends: (1) the extent of emergency preparedness; (2) factors affecting emergency preparedness; and (3) interventions to enhance preparedness.
Our findings underscore the critical need for more attention to emergency preparedness for children and youth with disabilities, their families and service providers and their inclusion in planning.
残疾人，尤其是儿童和青少年，在应急和灾害准备规划中往往不被考虑，这使他们容易受到自然灾害和人为灾害的负面影响。本研究的目的是了解残疾和慢性病儿童和青少年及其照顾者和服务提供者的应急和灾害准备程度以及影响准备程度的因素。
我们的范围综述涉及搜索六个国际数据库，确定了 1146 项研究，其中 27 项符合我们的纳入标准。
本综述中的研究涉及 9 个国家的 2613 名参与者（即儿童、父母、教育者和临床医生），跨越 20 年。我们的研究结果强调了以下趋势：（1）应急准备程度；（2）影响应急准备程度的因素；（3）加强准备的干预措施。
我们的研究结果强调了需要更加关注残疾儿童和青少年、他们的家庭以及服务提供者的应急准备工作，并需要将他们纳入规划。
