Perceptions of older people on disaster response and preparedness

International Journal of Older People Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-76

  Duggan, Seana ^a   Deeny, Pat ^a   Spelman, Ruth ^b   Vitale, Catherine T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b School of Nursing ^*  (Ireland)

^c The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster; Disaster preparedness; Older people; Tsunami; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT RIGHT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SRI LANKA; TRANSCULTURAL CARE; TSUNAMI;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT RIGHTS; SRI LANKA; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING; TSUNAMIS;

EID: 79952202036     PISSN: 17483735     EISSN: 17483743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2009.00203.x     Document Type: Article

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