title: Building an evaluation instrument for China's hospital emergency preparedness: a systematic review of preparedness instruments.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this report is to identify from the literature common themes relating to the concept of hospital preparedness for emergencies to develop an agreed framework for evaluation.
  
  
  METHODS
  A systematic literature search identified appropriate articles for critical appraisal. A meta-ethnography approach was used to synthesize the findings, using both reciprocal translation and line-of-argument synthesis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From an initial 2162 articles, we identified 13 articles that specifically addressed the aims of this review and formed the basis of the intended analysis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hospital emergency preparedness is essential for effective disaster relief. Developing a systematic and structured methodology is necessary to assess hospital preparedness.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Xiang-Yu
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.affiliation: Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Yang-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003142:Communication; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D062486:Public Health Surveillance