Fostering healthcare providers' post-traumatic growth in disaster areas: proposed additional core competencies in trauma-impact management.

What should the African health workforce know about disasters? Proposed competencies for strengthening public health disaster risk management education in Africa

BACKGROUND As part of efforts to implement the human resources capacity building component of the African Regional Strategy on Disaster Risk Management (DRM) for the health sector, the African Regional Office of the World Health Organization, in collaboration with selected African public health training institutions, followed a multistage process to develop core competencies and curricula for t...

A review of competencies developed for disaster healthcare providers: limitations of current processes and applicability.

INTRODUCTION In order to prepare the healthcare system and healthcare personnel to meet the health needs of populations affected by disasters, educational programs have been developed by numerous academic institutions, hospitals, professional organizations, governments, and non-government organizations. Lacking standards for best practices as a foundation, many organizations and institutions ha...

The Structural Model of Relationships of Factors Affecting Post-Traumatic Growth Mediated by Cognitive Positive Re-evaluation and Rumination in Patients with Cancer

Introduction: The large body of research, from theorizing to empirical findings, suggests that positive cognitive Re-evaluation of trauma may further support positive post-traumatic outcomes by enhancing post-traumatic growth. The aim of this study was to investigate the direct and indirect role coping strategies, core beliefs disruption, social support, spirituality, religious cope and intrusi...

The Mediating Role of Meaning in Life in the Relationship Between Psychological Resilience and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic

Background: The current outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has distorted the physical, mental, and psychological condition of healthcare workers. There is a paucity of research exploring the relationship between psychological resilience and post-traumatic stress symptoms and no existing literature examining the mediating role of meaning in life in the relationship between these two constructs. T...

Exploring the Management Competencies and Experiences of Healthcare Providers to Reduce Casualties and Injuries to Veterans during the Iran-Iraq war: A Qualitative Study