Campos-Gatjens Katie
Wagner College, Staten Island, Belle Harbor, New York.
J Emerg Manag. 2017 Nov/Dec;15(6):343-353. doi: 10.5055/jem.2017.0343.
To determine if there has been a measureable improvement in disaster preparedness among older adults affected by Hurricane Sandy in the NYC Rockaways and to identify if there are any characteristics among this sample that might be factors for vulnerability.
A 16-item self-reported survey compromised of demographics and needs assessment questions.
Senior citizens who are members of a local senior center and live in the Rockaways.
Three hypotheses were tested. (1) H: That there is a positive difference in level of the Pre- and Post- Sandy Storm Preparedness. (2) H: That the level of Storm Preparedness is not related to relative advanced age factor in older adults. (3) H: That the level of Storm Preparedness is not related to living arrangement, income level, and/or access to transportation RESULTS: The alternative hypothesis was accepted for hypothesis one. The null hypotheses were accepted for hypotheses two and three.
It was found that the level of disaster preparedness has significantly improved. The age of the participants when analyzed as two groups, those under and those over age 70, is not related to storm preparedness. Also, demographic factors are not significantly related to disaster preparedness. These findings may be a result of older adult psychological development as discussed by Erikson or the participants may be homogeneous due to their shared traumatic experience of Hurricane Sandy.
确定纽约市洛克威地区受桑迪飓风影响的老年人在备灾方面是否有可衡量的改善，并确定该样本中是否存在可能导致易受伤害的特征。
一项由16个项目组成的自我报告调查，包括人口统计学和需求评估问题。
当地老年中心的成员且居住在洛克威地区的老年人。
检验了三个假设。（1）假设1：桑迪飓风前后的备灾水平存在正向差异。（2）假设2：备灾水平与老年人相对高龄因素无关。（3）假设3：备灾水平与居住安排、收入水平和/或交通便利性无关。结果：假设一的备择假设被接受。假设二和假设三的原假设被接受。
研究发现备灾水平有显著提高。将参与者按年龄分为两组，即70岁及以下和70岁以上，年龄与备灾无关。此外，人口统计学因素与备灾无显著关联。这些发现可能是埃里克森所讨论的老年人心理发展的结果，或者参与者由于共同经历桑迪飓风的创伤而具有同质性。
