Natural disasters and older US adults with disabilities: implications for evacuation
Natural disasters and older US adults with disabilities: implications for evacuation
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-7717.2007.00339.x
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发表时间：
2007-03-01
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影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Okoro, Catherine A.
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作者：
McGuire, Lisa C.;Ford, Earl S.;Okoro, Catherine A.
我们分析了2003年和2004年行为风险因素监测系统（BRFSS）的数据，从新奥尔良-梅泰里-肯纳，洛杉矶产生的社区居住的人数估计65岁或以上的残疾人，需要特殊设备。约有47 840名（31.6%）残疾老年人和24 938名（16.6%）需要使用特殊设备的老年人居住在社区，可能需要协助疏散或需要可容纳特殊设备的庇护所。需要特殊设备的老年人可能是女性，未婚和白色，并将他们的健康状况评为一般或较差。在灾害期间规划和准备疏散和临时住所的人员需要关于残疾或需要特殊设备的老年人人数的基线信息。监测系统，如BRFSS，收集信息，规划人员可以使用这些信息来准备和提供服务。
We analysed 2003 and 2004 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data from New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA to produce estimates of the number of community dwelling people aged 65 years or older with a disability and requiring special equipment. Approximately, 47,840 (31.6 per cent) older adults with a disability and 24,938 (16.6 per cent) older adults requiring the use of special equipment were community dwelling and might require assistance to evacuate or a shelter that could accommodate special equipment. Older adults who need special equipment were likely to be female, unmarried and white, and to rate their health as fair or poor. Personnel who plan and prepare for evacuations and temporary shelter during disasters need baseline information on the number of older adults with a disability or who require special equipment. A surveillance system, such as the BRFSS, gathers information that planners can use to prepare for and to deliver services.