Age-friendly and climate resilient communities: a grey–green alliance

H Dabelko-Schoeny, GD Dabelko, S Rao… - The …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The world's population is aging while the Earth's climate is warming. The climate change
crisis poses threats to our aging population and requires concerted action. Steps to address …

Factors enhancing resilience among older adults experiencing disaster: A systematic review

R Timalsina, P Songwathana - Australasian emergency care, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Resilience is important to adapt and deal with difficult situations, particularly in
a disaster, yet its related factors among older adults are unknown. This study aimed to …

The COVID-19 pandemic as a traumatic stressor: mental health responses of older adults with chronic PTSD

BR Rutherford, CJ Choi, M Chrisanthopolous… - The American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who experience additional
traumas or stressful life events may undergo symptomatic worsening, but no data exist on …

Disability representation in Indonesian disaster risk reduction regulatory frameworks

P Pertiwi, G Llewellyn, M Villeneuve - International journal of disaster risk …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (Sendai Framework) sparked a
global shift towards requiring active and meaningful participation of persons with disabilities …

Flood risk perceptions and coping capacities among the retired population, with implications for risk communication: A study of residents in a north Wales coastal town …

B Walkling, BT Haworth - International journal of disaster risk reduction, 2020 - Elsevier
Flood risk communication strategies have been ineffective for older adults as they have
failed to accommodate diversity, viewing retired populations as homogenous. There have …

Investigating older adults' attitudes towards crisis informatics tools: Opportunities for enhancing community resilience during disasters

NM Suhaimi, Y Zhang, M Joseph, M Kim… - proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
The world population is projected to rapidly age over the next 30 years. Given the increasing
digital technology adoption amongst older adults, researchers have investigated how …

Barriers and facilitators to providing home-based care in a pandemic: policy and practice implications

SA Bell, L Krienke, A Brown, J Inloes, Z Rettell… - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Objective The purpose of this study is to describe the experiences of home-based care
providers (HBCP) in providing care to older adults during the pandemic in order to inform …

The impact of natural hazards on older adult health: Lessons learned from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

EL Andrade, M Jula, CE Rodriguez-Diaz… - Disaster medicine and …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Objective: With natural hazards increasing in frequency and severity and global population
aging, preparedness efforts must evolve to address older adults' risks in disasters. This study …

Age differences in experiencing negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: A latent class analysis

Z Chen, Z Cong - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examined the types of negative COVID-19 impacts across multiple domains, the
age differences in identified class membership, and how the impact of COVID-19 on social …

Perception, preparedness, and response to tsunami risks in an aging society: Evidence from Japan

Y Sun, J Sun - Safety science, 2019 - Elsevier
To cope with Nankai trough tsunamis, the authors investigated the differences in perception,
preparedness and response to tsunami risks among young and old adults, correlating these …