?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Developing+an+evaluation+framework+for+hospital+disaster+resilience+%3A+tertiary+hospitals+of+Shandong+Province%2C+China&rft.creator=Zhong%2C+Shuang&rft.subject=China&rft.subject=Disaster+Management&rft.subject=Evaluation&rft.subject=Hospital&rft.subject=Measurement&rft.subject=Resilience&rft.subject=CEDM&rft.description=This+thesis+provided+a+definition+and+conceptual+framework+for+hospital+disaster+resilience%3B+it+used+a+mixed-method%2C+including+an+empirical+study+in+tertiary+hospitals+of+Shandong+Province+in+China%2C+to+devise+an+assessment+instrument+for+measuring+hospital+resilience.+The+instrument+is+the+first+of+its+type+and+will+allow+hospitals+to+measure+their+resilience+levels.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+concept+of+disaster+resilience+has+gained+prominence+in+the+light+of+the+increased+impact+of+various+disasters.+The+notion+of+resilience+encompasses+the+qualities+that+enable+the+organisation+or+community+to+resist%2C+respond+to%2C+and+recover+from+the+impact+of+disasters.+Hospital+resilience+is+essential+as+it+provides+'lifeline'+services+which+minimize+disaster+impact.+This+thesis+has+provided+a+framework+and+instrument+to+evaluate+the+level+of+hospital+resilience.+Such+an+instrument+could+be+used+to+better+understand+hospital+resilience%2C+and+also+as+a+decision-support+tool+for+its+promoting+strategies+and+policies.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2014&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F76090%2F1%2FShuang_Zhong_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Zhong%2C+Shuang+(2014)+Developing+an+evaluation+framework+for+hospital+disaster+resilience+%3A+tertiary+hospitals+of+Shandong+Province%2C+China.+PhD+by+Publication%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F76090%2F&rft.identifier=Faculty+of+Health%3B+Institute+of+Health+and+Biomedical+Innovation%3B+School+of+Public+Health+%26+Social+Work%3B+Centre+for+Emergency+%26+Disaster+Management