McGuire Lisa C, Ford Earl S, Okoro Catherine A
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724, USA.
Disasters. 2007 Mar;31(1):49-56. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2007.00339.x.
We analysed 2003 and 2004 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data from New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA to produce estimates of the number of community dwelling people aged 65 years or older with a disability and requiring special equipment.(4) Approximately, 47,840 (31.6 per cent) older adults with a disability and 24,938 (16.6 per cent) older adults requiring the use of special equipment were community dwelling and might require assistance to evacuate or a shelter that could accommodate special equipment. Older adults who need special equipment were likely to be female, unmarried and white, and to rate their health as fair or poor. Personnel who plan and prepare for evacuations and temporary shelter during disasters need baseline information on the number of older adults with a disability or who require special equipment. A surveillance system, such as the BRFSS, gathers information that planners can use to prepare for and to deliver services.
我们分析了来自路易斯安那州新奥尔良-梅泰里-肯纳地区2003年和2004年的行为危险因素监测系统（BRFSS）数据，以估算65岁及以上有残疾且需要特殊设备的社区居住人口数量。（4）大约47840名（31.6%）有残疾的老年人以及24938名（16.6%）需要使用特殊设备的老年人居住在社区，他们可能需要疏散协助或能容纳特殊设备的避难所。需要特殊设备的老年人可能是女性、未婚且为白人，并且他们对自身健康状况的评价为一般或较差。在灾难期间负责疏散和临时避难所规划与准备工作的人员需要了解有残疾或需要特殊设备的老年人数量的基线信息。像BRFSS这样的监测系统能够收集规划人员可用于准备和提供服务的信息。
