Disaster preparedness and response in older adults: a review and discussion

Summary of study that conducted a systematic search of five electronic databases, reviewing the current literature surrounding the needs of older adults from disaster preparedness and response perspectives, and concluding that older adults face an increased risk from disasters and that standard disa...

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Language:English
Published: Aperio 2018-08-01
Series:International Journal of First Aid Education
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description Summary of study that conducted a systematic search of five electronic databases, reviewing the current literature surrounding the needs of older adults from disaster preparedness and response perspectives, and concluding that older adults face an increased risk from disasters and that standard disaster preparedness advice lacks their voice at all stages of planning.
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spelling doaj-art-eb7a712f04504e88882b8263d68d89da2025-01-31T16:29:33ZengAperioInternational Journal of First Aid Education2514-71532018-08-011210.25894/ijfae.1.2.8Disaster preparedness and response in older adults: a review and discussionSummary of study that conducted a systematic search of five electronic databases, reviewing the current literature surrounding the needs of older adults from disaster preparedness and response perspectives, and concluding that older adults face an increased risk from disasters and that standard disaster preparedness advice lacks their voice at all stages of planning.https://firstaidjournal.org/article/id/2357/older adultsdisasterelderlyplanning
spellingShingle Disaster preparedness and response in older adults: a review and discussion
International Journal of First Aid Education
older adults
disaster
elderly
planning
title Disaster preparedness and response in older adults: a review and discussion
title_full Disaster preparedness and response in older adults: a review and discussion
title_fullStr Disaster preparedness and response in older adults: a review and discussion
title_full_unstemmed Disaster preparedness and response in older adults: a review and discussion
title_short Disaster preparedness and response in older adults: a review and discussion
title_sort disaster preparedness and response in older adults a review and discussion
topic older adults
disaster
elderly
planning
url https://firstaidjournal.org/article/id/2357/