Personal Disaster and Emergency Support Networks of Older Adults in a Rural Community: Changes After Participation in a Preparedness Program

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• Personal Author:
  Ashida S ; Gay J ; Ramirez MR ; Robinson EL ; Slagel LE
• Description:
  Objective: Personal disaster and emergency support networks of rural older adults are described before and after participation in a disaster preparedness intervention, PrepWise. Methods: At baseline, a total of 194 disaster support network members were identified by 27 older adults in a rural Midwest community. After the intervention, these participants identified 232 support network members. Multilevel logistic regression models were constructed to identify characteristics of the network members and social interactions associated with support providers at baseline as well as newly added support sources after the PrepWise intervention. Results: Member and interaction characteristics associated with being identified as emergency support sources at baseline were as follows: family, lived in close proximity, weekly or more frequent contact, and being someone whom participants shared concerns with, trusted, and exchanged emotional support with. After receiving PrepWise, participants on average identified 3 new sources of emergency support within their networks. Support sources added at follow-up tended to be nonfamily members and those participants trusted. Conclusions: Enhancements in personal emergency support networks occurred after the intervention. Understanding characteristics of the network members and social interactions may assist in identifying additional emergency support sources. Larger studies investigating the impacts of enhanced support networks on disaster-related behaviors and outcomes will be beneficial. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Disaster Planning Emergencies Family Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Preparedness Disaster Planning Disaster Response Emergency Preparedness Families Intervention Effectiveness Older Adults Rural Community Social Support Networks Sociological Factors
• ISSN:
  1935-7893
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Minnesota ; Missouri ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  110-119
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064536
• Citation:
  Disaster Med Public Health Prep 2017 Feb; 11(1):110-119
• Contact Point Address:
  Sato Ashida, PhD, 145 North Riverside Drive, N411 CPHB, Iowa City, IA 52242
• Email:
  sato-ashida@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8706d8e5ab480180daadadcb27487a396bfd8654d9ade8ee73af4d7f75b81be40876ed34875cbc28dd8b3a97af04a12c1b23c0c286d7a761d9489701ac1405fb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222981/cdc_222981_DS1.pdf
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