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ArticleSocial science & medicine (1982)2017

Associations between community-level disaster exposure and individual-level changes in disability and risk of death for older Americans.

Samuel L Brilleman, Rory Wolfe, Margarita Moreno-Betancur, Anne E Sales, Kenneth M Langa, Yun Li, Elizabeth L Daugherty Biddison, Lewis Rubinson, Theodore J Iwashyna

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Article in Social science & medicine (1982), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Type of Disaster Exposure Affects Functional Limitations of Older People 6 Years Later.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2020
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  4. Relief Demand Calculation in Humanitarian Logistics Using Material Classification.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Samuel L BrillemanDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Victorian Centre for Biostatistics (ViCBiostat), Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: sam.brilleman@monash.edu.
Rory WolfeDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Victorian Centre for Biostatistics (ViCBiostat), Melbourne, Australia.
Margarita Moreno-BetancurDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Victorian Centre for Biostatistics (ViCBiostat), Melbourne, Australia; Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
Anne E SalesDepartment of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Center for Clinical Management Research, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Kenneth M LangaDepartment of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Center for Clinical Management Research, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Yun LiDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Elizabeth L Daugherty BiddisonDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Lewis RubinsonR Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Theodore J IwashynaDepartment of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Center for Clinical Management Research, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Funding

HRS Yrs29-34: Y33 SSA CoFundingU01AG009740 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Jessica Faul, KENNETH M LANGA · 1990 to 2026
$555.8M
Research Education CoreP30AG024824 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Neil Alexander · 2004 to 2026
$29.2M
Longterm Impact of Natural Disasters on Disability and Health in Older AmericansR21AG044752 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI IWASHYNA, THEODORE J · 2013 to 2014
$428k
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG024824NIA NIH HHS R21 AG044752NIA NIH HHS U01 AG009740
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Disasters occur frequently in the United States (US) and their impact on acute morbidity, mortality and short-term increased health needs has been well described. However, barring mental health, little is known about the medium or longer-term health impacts of disasters. This study sought to determine if there is an association between community-level disaster exposure and individual-level changes in disability and/or the risk of death for older Americans. Using the US Federal Emergency Management Agency's database of disaster declarations, 602 disasters occurred between August 1998 and December 2010 and were characterized by their presence, intensity, duration and type. Repeated measurements of a disability score (based on activities of daily living) and dates of death were observed between January 2000 and November 2010 for 18,102 American individuals aged 50-89 years, who were participating in the national longitudinal Health and Retirement Study. Longitudinal (disability) and time-to-event (death) data were modelled simultaneously using a 'joint modelling' approach. There was no evidence of an association between community-level disaster exposure and individual-level changes in disability or the risk of death. Our results suggest that future research should focus on individual-level disaster exposures, moderate to severe disaster events, or higher-risk groups of individuals.

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DisastersAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesCommunity ParticipationDisaster PlanningFemaleHumansIncomeLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMortalityPersons with DisabilitiesRacial GroupsUnited StatesDeathDisabilityDisasterHealth and Retirement StudyJoint modelShared parameter modelSurvival

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PMID27960126
PMCPMC5222547

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