Psychological and Physical Impacts of Extreme Events on Older Adults: Implications for Communications.

摘要: In recent years, a series of large-scale, high-profile natural disasters and terrorist attacks have demonstrated the need for thorough effective disaster preparedness. While these extreme events affect communities societies as whole, they also carry specific risks particular population groups. Crises such Hurricane Katrina 2011 earthquake tsunami in Japan illustrated risk significant disproportionate morbidity mortality among older adults during disasters. Age does not necessarily equate to vulnerability, but many physical psychological consequences aging process can increase adverse outcomes. As grows, so too ensure that adequate, practical, appropriate measures exist offset from associated with this subpopulation. Effective crisis communication plays key role mitigating extent which are differentially affected events. By identifying issues affecting adults, review highlights important areas action practitioners policy-makers, particularly realm communication. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2016;page 1 8). Language: en