Responding to Repeated Disasters: Time to Recovery in Public Health Workers.
Holly B Herberman MashCarol S FullertonJoshua C MorgansteinAlexander G LiuMary C VanceLeming WangBritany Mullins-HussainRobert J UrsanoPublished in: Disaster medicine and public health preparedness (2022)
Recovery time was adversely affected in disaster responders with a history of longer recovery time, personal injury/damage, lower work productivity following prior hurricanes, and initial emotional response, whereas responders with social support had shorter recovery time. Predictors of recovery time should be a focus for disaster preparedness planners.