Inclusion | Exclusion |
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Papers which examined at least one stage of the theoretical framework (document and assess; disseminate; or implement) | Papers which focused on instruments used for the evaluation or adoption of performance standards, which are highly specific to the hospital setting |
Papers which examined the evaluation of quality improvement efforts at the hospital level were included if their content was deemed to be applicable to health departments in general | Papers which focused on evaluating elements of preparedness (i.e. facilities or training of health personnel) or were reporting the health outcomes after a disaster rather than the response itself |
Papers which focused on research methods and metrics for the evaluation of disaster management and did not explore programme or policy aspects of the evaluation | |
Papers which reported the results of an evaluation but did not provide a description of how the evaluation was conducted, or how the lessons learned were disseminated or incorporated into future plans |