Table 4 Summary of the health information systems results

Impairment and functional status of people with disabilities following Nepal earthquake 2015 [48]

To investigate the disability status of earthquake survivors a year after the earthquake

Nepal

2015 earthquake

Observational cross-sectional survey

29 persons with disability in the Bahunepati area

The average percentage score of disability, calculated by the WHODAS 2.O scoring guidelines was an average of 56%. One year after the earthquake, the number of people with disabilities was few, but the level of disability among them was high

Evaluation

Epidemiological analysis of trauma patients following the Lushan earthquake [49]

To analyze the earthquake injury characteristics and treatments

China

2013 Lushan earthquake

Observational study

2010 patients admitted to hospitals with earthquake related injuries

70.5% patients had limb dysfunction. For 60% of these, rehabilitation records could be found and the median time to start rehabilitation was 1 week and the median duration was 3 weeks. 508 patients required assistive technology devices

Implementation

Rehabilitation needs of the survivors of the 2013 Ya'an earthquake in China [50]

To determine the physical, functional and psychosocial rehabilitation needs of those injured

China

2013 Ya’an earthquake

Observational survey

143 survivors with lower limb and spinal fractures

74.8% required rehabilitation, 44.8% needed splints and 45.5% needed home modifications. There was a high need for assistive devices and home and community modifications due to environmental barriers or earthquake damage

Implementation