Seeking safety: Predictors of hurricane evacuation of community-dwelling families affected by Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder in South Florida

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 682-692

  Christensen, Janelle J ^a   Richey, Elizabeth Danforth ^b   Castañeda, Heide ^c  

^a Health Sciences Palm Beach State College   (United States)

^b IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; caregiving; disaster preparedness; evacuation; hurricane

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE OR A RELATED DISORDER; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HURRICANE; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SAFETY; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; CAREGIVING; DISASTER PREPAREDNESS; EVACUATION; HURRICANE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; CYCLONIC STORMS; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84887976023     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317513500837     Document Type: Article

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