Open AccessPredictors of Emergency Preparedness Among Older Adults in the United States
Author(s) -
Sue Bell,
Dianne Singer,
Erica Solway,
Mattias Kirch,
Jeffrey T. Kullgren,
Preeti Malani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
disaster medicine and public health preparedness
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.492
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1938-744X
pISSN - 1935-7893
DOI - 10.1017/dmp.2020.80
Subject(s) - confidence interval , odds ratio , medicine , preparedness , logistic regression , odds , poison control , psychological intervention , injury prevention , medical emergency , demography , suicide prevention , occupational safety and health , environmental health , gerontology , nursing , sociology , political science , law , pathology
Emergency preparedness becomes more important with increased age, as older adults are at heightened risk for harm from disasters. In this study, predictors of preparedness actions and confidence in preparedness among older adults in the United States were assessed.