ArticleDiabetes care2019
Long-term Effects of Disasters on Seniors With Diabetes: Evidence From Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Diabetes and climate change: current evidence and implications for people with diabetes, clinicians and policy stakeholders.Diabetologia · 2023Review
- The relationship between exposure to Hurricane Harvey and mortality among nursing home residents.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2023Observational
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- Closing the Knowledge Gap in the Long-Term Health Effects of Natural Disasters: A Research Agenda for Improving Environmental Justice in the Age of Climate Change.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Loss of participation among evacuees aged 20-37 years in the disaster cohort study after the Great East Japan Earthquake.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Impact of Hurricanes and Associated Extreme Weather Events on Cardiovascular Health: A Scoping Review.Environmental health perspectives · 2022Article
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- Predictors of Emergency Preparedness Among Older Adults in the United States.Disaster medicine and public health preparedness · 2021Article
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- All-Cause Hospitalizations after Large-Scale Hurricanes among Older Adults: A Self-Controlled Case Series Study.Prehospital and disaster medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo estimate the long-run mortality effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on seniors with diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsWe performed a retrospective cohort analysis of Medicare enrollment and claims data covering four states and ∼10 years. Affected individuals were identified by whether they lived in a county that suffered a high impact and were stratified by whether they moved to a different county following the storms. Propensity scores matched affected and comparison subjects based on demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and the presence of chronic conditions. Our sample consisted of 170,328 matched affected subjects.
resultsThe affected subjects had a nearly 40% higher all-cause mortality risk in the 1st month after the storms, but the difference fell to <6% by the end of the full observation period. The mortality risks of heart disease and nephritis also exhibited the largest differences immediately following the storms. Among the affected subjects, the all-cause mortality risk was higher for those who moved to a different county, with an especially large difference among those who moved to an affected county.
conclusionsThe propensity matching procedure resulted in the comparison and affected groups having similar observable characteristics. However, we only examined the extreme outcome of mortality, our definition of affected was somewhat crude, and our sample did not include individuals enrolled in Medicare Advantage. Our findings highlight the importance of the immediate response to disasters, yet also demonstrate the long-lasting impact disasters can have.
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