Review Paper: Indicators of Life Recovery after Disasters and Emergencies

Authors

  • Fatemeh Ghasemi Birjand Valiasr Hospital, Birjand, Iran.
  • Hamid Reza Khankeh Department of Nursing, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Maryam Nakhaei Birjand Health Qualitative Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Abstract:

Recovery is a part of disaster management cycle during which repair and reconstruction takes place, and individuals, groups, and communities retake what they have lost and ideally the risk of future incidents reduces. Life recovery is a subjective and multidimensional issue influenced by various factors, whereas valid measurable indicators in evaluating the recovery after disasters are helpful. This article considers the related texts with the aim of reviewing the indicators of recovery after disasters. The examined issues are basics of recovery, recovery in the form of process, as well as components and dimensions of recovery.

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volume 1  issue None

pages  121- 124

publication date 2016-04

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