Description of six prospective studies included in scoping review following the literature search
| Author | Year | Country | Participants | Participant N | Context | Specific | Type | Structure | Theory mentioned? Y/N | Outcome measures |
| Aiello et al10 | 2011 | Canada | HCWs | 1250 | Pandemic | H1N1 | Psychological | One-hour educational session | N | Eight Likert scale questions, one question beforehand |
| Blake et al11 | 2020 | UK | HCWs | 55 | Pandemic | COVID-19 | Psychological | A digital learning package | N | Likert scales. Assessment of fidelity, acceptability, usability and utility |
| Chen et al12 | 2006 | Taiwan | Nurses | 116 | Pandemic | SARS | Psychological | In-service training, manpower allocation, gathering sufficient protective equipment and establishment of a mental health team | N | Zung’s Self-rating Anxiety Scale. Zung’s Self-rating Depression Scale. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index |
| Iwakuma et al13 | 2017 | Japan | HCWs | 17 | Natural disaster | Great East Japan Earthquake | Psychological | 45 min guided meditation followed by reflection session | Y – coping mechanisms | Depression, anger, fatigue, vigour, strain and confusion using Temporary Mood Scale |
| Ke et al14 | 2017 | Taiwan | HCWs | 67 | Natural disaster | Earthquake | Psychological | On-site debriefing courses and mini-lectures, physical therapy and mental relaxation programme, debriefing | N | Own Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) measure, own resilience measure (recovery from reported symptoms) |
| Waelde et al15 | 2018 | Philippines | Disaster mental health workers | 68 | Natural disaster | Typhoon Haiyan | Psychological | A 4-hour mindfulness workshop followed by an 8-week home study programme | N | Perceived usefulness of training, daily practice, training expectancies, disaster exposure, depression (Centre for Epidemiological Studies - Depression Scale), anxiety, PTSD (both single questions) |
HCWs, health care workers.