Table 5 Summary of the leadership and governance results
Title | Aims | Country | Event | Type of study | Participants | Findings | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Responding to physical and psychological health impacts of disasters: case study of the Iranian disaster rehabilitation plan [51] | To report the process of developing a comprehensive pre-disaster plan for physical and psychological rehabilitation Iran | Iran | Non-specific | Case report | 80 health disaster experts working in 34 governmental and nongovernmental organizations | Sharing information, education, workforce training and funding were identified as the best methods of improving stakeholders’ participation and collaboration in formulating a disaster plan Inadequate basic services with unqualified staff had the greatest negative impact | Policy |
The role of physical therapists in the medical response team following a natural disaster: Our experience in Nepal [8] | To describe the PT role in the response, and recommendations for future planning | Nepal | 2015 earthquake | Case report | Nepal Physiotherapy Association | The immediate activation of the pre-established rehabilitation subcluster played a key role in coordinating the earthquake response and implementing a long-term rehabilitation strategy that included community services for those in remote locations, or who had lost their homes. Coordination and strong leadership are essential at all levels. National associations are well placed to support both national and local planning | Policy |
Development of a national occupational therapy disaster preparedness and response plan: the Philippine experience [52] | To describe the process to produce the national occupational therapy Philippine disaster preparedness and response plan and to document the challenges of the task | Philippines | Non-specific | Descriptive report | Occupational therapists, community development workers and organizations of persons with disabilities | A national workshop took place and a disaster response plan and framework were produced to highlight the role occupational therapists should play in disaster response, and plans made to incorporate them into disaster response and to build up workforce capacity | Policy |