Caring for the mental health of humanitarian volunteers in traumatic contexts: the importance of organisational support

K Aldamman, T Tamrakar, C Dinesen… - European journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Humanitarian workers operate in traumatic contexts, putting them at an
increased risk of adverse mental health outcomes. The quality of the support they receive …

Factors affecting resiliency among volunteers in disasters: A systematic literature review

H Ghodsi, S Sohrabizadeh, RK Jazani… - Disaster medicine and …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Objective: Volunteers need considerable resiliency to cope with formidable challenges
during their operations in disaster scenes. The present study was conducted to identify …

Characteristics of resilience among disaster rescue workers: A systematic review

X Mao, OWM Fung, X Hu, AY Loke - Disaster medicine and public …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Disasters can cause long-lasting damage to survivors and rescue workers. Some rescue
workers suffer negative physical and psychological consequences, while others do not …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and barriers of humanitarian aid management in 2017 Kermanshah earthquake: a qualitative study

H Safarpour, S Fooladlou, M Safi-Keykaleh… - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background Examining various problems after disasters is important for the affected people.
Managing humanitarian aid and donations among the affected people is considered as one …

The role of burnout and coping in the quality of life among disaster emergency volunteers during the Cianjur earthquake

N Hendriati, Z Achmat - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2024 - Elsevier
Volunteering in emergencies has a fundamental role in improving and maintaining collective
and community health. However, volunteers often have to deal with very stressful situations …

Disaster relief nurses: exploring the impetus to respond to multiple efforts

SE Christensen, L Wagner - Nursing science quarterly, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Little is known about the impact that disaster volunteerism has on nurses. It is important to
hear the experiences of those who return again to better understand the reasons that call …

[HTML][HTML] Development and validation of the humanitarian aid workers resilience scale (HAWRS)

H Ghodsi, S Sohrabizadeh, RK Jazani… - Medical Journal of the …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Humanitarian aid workers experience various challenges in disasters, which
affects their wellbeing. Being resilience can help volunteers to adapt to them. This study was …

Understanding and Addressing Stress and Trauma, with a Focus on Interventions for Users and Providers of Mental Health Services in India

A Adithy - 2022 - research.vu.nl
This thesis explored various ways to address stress and trauma in India for reducing the
mental health gap. In an LMIC such as India, there needs to be many ways to help address …

Post-earthquake Service Provision Analysis in Sisakht, Yasuj, in 2020

M Ahmadi Marzaleh, M Peyravi, M Hatami… - … Scientific Journal of …, 2023 - jorar.ir
METHODS: This qualitative case study was conducted from March 2019 to July 2020. The
studied population consisted of 20 participants including medical staff (n= 10), clergy (n= 2) …

Humanitarian Aid Workers' Organizational Support: Longitudinal Study of Qualitative Feedback to Aid Organizations

MB Huston - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Humanitarian aid workers go into incredibly stressful and often times dangerous
environments and must navigate intense demands upon their time, stamina, and emotional …