Kang Kyunghee
Department of Emergency Health Science, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea.
Nurs Health Sci. 2014 Mar;16(1):46-51. doi: 10.1111/nhs.12133.
About 80% of older adults have at least one chronic condition that makes them more vulnerable than healthy people during a disaster. This study examined the association of general health status and chronic disease status, respectively, with disaster preparedness among vulnerable older adults with chronic diseases. The 165 participants (100 females, 65 male) comprising the study population were taking a health course for chronic disease management at a public health center in Incheon, Korea from March to April 2012. A relatively small percentage of households had a complete set of disaster preparedness supplies, an emergency evacuation plan, and a three-day supply of medications. Respondents with multiple chronic diseases were generally more likely to have a three-day supply of medications in comparison with their healthier counterparts. To improve preparedness among vulnerable older adults, a "bottom up" assessment of directly canvassing the views of older people is necessary and should be transferred into practical conditions of disaster preparedness.
约80%的老年人至少患有一种慢性病，这使得他们在灾难期间比健康人更脆弱。本研究分别考察了一般健康状况和慢性病状况与患有慢性病的弱势老年人备灾情况之间的关联。2012年3月至4月期间，在韩国仁川的一个公共卫生中心参加慢性病管理健康课程的165名参与者（100名女性，65名男性）构成了研究人群。拥有一整套备灾物资、应急疏散计划和三天药物储备的家庭比例相对较小。与健康状况较好的受访者相比，患有多种慢性病的受访者通常更有可能储备三天的药物。为提高弱势老年人的备灾能力，有必要对老年人的意见进行直接调查，进行“自下而上”的评估，并应将其转化为备灾的实际情况。
