Sadeghi Mahdi, Ghomian Zohreh, Ebadi Abbas, Rakhshanderou Sakineh, Kolivand Pirhossein
Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center, Institute for Health Sciences and Environment, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Front Psychol. 2025 Jun 18;16:1540892. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1540892. eCollection 2025.
Resilience is a critical attribute for aid workers operating in disasters and emergencies, as it directly influences their ability to cope with high-stress environments' psychological and physical challenges. Understanding the components of resilience can inform targeted interventions and training programs, ultimately fostering a more robust and adaptable workforce capable of meeting disaster response demands.
This study aimed to identify components of resilience in disaster and emergency aid workers by systematic review and thematic analysis.
The systematic review adhered to the PRISMA protocol, searching various databases for resilience studies related to disaster aid workers from 1989 to November 2023. The study's protocol is registered in PROSPERO under the registration number CRD42024508783. Articles were obtained from data resources such as Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. At first, the keywords were determined based on the title and topic of the research, MeSH, previous texts, and the opinions of researchers and experts, and the search strategy was determined based on the keywords for each database. Inductive content analysis was used to identify components of resilience.
From 3,198 searched studies, 17 were included in the final analysis. We identified five key components of resilience among disaster and emergency aid workers, which were categorized into two main groups: traits and process. Resilience traits include (1) health status, (2) essence and personality, (3) capability and competency, and resilience process includes (1) support platforms, and (2) organization and job.
The study's results can greatly help to understand the concept of resilience in disaster and emergency aid workers, which will ultimately serve as a guide for officials and researchers in planning and appropriate interventions to promote resilience in aid workers.
The study's protocol is registered in PROSPERO under the registration number CRD42024508783. https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42024508783.
适应力是在灾难和紧急情况中工作的援助人员的一项关键特质,因为它直接影响他们应对高压力环境中心理和身体挑战的能力。了解适应力的组成部分可以为有针对性的干预措施和培训项目提供参考,最终培养出一支更强大、更具适应性的能够满足灾难应对需求的工作队伍。
本研究旨在通过系统综述和主题分析确定灾难和紧急情况援助人员适应力的组成部分。
系统综述遵循PRISMA协议,在多个数据库中搜索1989年至2023年11月期间与灾难援助人员相关的适应力研究。该研究方案已在PROSPERO注册,注册号为CRD42024508783。文章从Scopus、PubMed、科学网和谷歌学术等数据资源中获取。首先,根据研究的标题和主题、医学主题词表、先前的文本以及研究人员和专家的意见确定关键词,并根据每个数据库的关键词确定搜索策略。采用归纳性内容分析来确定适应力的组成部分。
在检索到的3198项研究中,最终分析纳入了17项。我们确定了灾难和紧急情况援助人员适应力的五个关键组成部分,分为两个主要类别:特质和过程。适应力特质包括(1)健康状况,(2)本质和个性,(3)能力和技能,适应力过程包括(1)支持平台,(2)组织和工作。
该研究结果有助于深入理解灾难和紧急情况援助人员的适应力概念,最终可为官员和研究人员在规划和采取适当干预措施以提高援助人员适应力方面提供指导。
该研究方案已在PROSPERO注册,注册号为CRD42024508783。https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42024508783。