Disaster Experience and Self-efficacy As Factors Influencing Emergency Planning in Community-dwelling Older Adults
Description:
This study design was to identify and examine how disaster experience, self-efficacy, and demographic factors influence disaster preparedness in community-dwelling older adults. Current data indicates the United States is rapidly aging. Parallel to this significant increase among the elderly population, natural disasters are more prevalent. Consequently, older adults are affected adversely by these disasters and exposure to social vulnerabilities during the disaster cycle. For the purpose of…
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Date:
August 2014
Creator:
Symonette, Erika
Partner:
UNT Libraries