Les inondations de juillet 1996 au Saguenay

Hovington, Chantal

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“…Although many studies have shown that individuals aged 65 years and older are more adversely affected by disaster situations than younger demographic groups, 25 , 26 , 43 - 52 other authors nevertheless argue that certain categories of seniors cope with disaster events as well, if not better, than younger adult populations. 53 - 60 For example, Acierno, Ruggiero, Kilpatrick, Resnick, and Galea, 61 in a study involving 1130 respondents aged 60 years or older and 413 young adults, who had experienced exposure to hurricanes in 2004, found that the older respondents reported lower levels of posttraumatic stress (PTS), as well as major depressive and generalized anxiety disorders. Similarly, Kohn, Levav, Garcia, Machuca, and Tamashiro 62 reported no significant difference between PTS prevalence in seniors and young adults.…”

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Medium-Term Health of Seniors Following Exposure to a Natural Disaster

Labra

Maltais

Gingras-Lacroix

2018

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The article aims to describe the medium-term impacts of a major earthquake event (Chile, February 27, 2010) on 26 seniors. The authors adopted a qualitative study approach. Data obtained using the Impact of Event Scale–Revised (IES-R) show the presence of manifestations of posttraumatic stress in the majority of respondents. In addition, data collected in interviews demonstrated a progressive deterioration of the health of respondents over a period of 4 years following the disaster. Seniors are particularly vulnerable to the effects of material loss, emotional stress, and postdisaster health complications. These impacts are exacerbated by low economic status. Furthermore, broader research is necessary involving elderly living in poverty who have survived natural disasters and others without such experiences, in order to better identify and differentiate between health complications associated with exposure to disaster events and those linked more strictly with natural aging processes.

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