Disaster preparedness among families of older adults taking oral medications

This study aimed to examine factors influencing disaster preparedness among families caring for older adults who take oral medications. Fifty-eight family caregivers completed anonymous self-administered questionnaires. Binomial logistic regression analysis with the storage of the care recipient...

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Published in:Home health care services quarterly 2018-10, Vol.37 (4), p.325-335
Main Authors: Kyota, Kaoru, Tsukasaki, Keiko, Itatani, Tomoya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
care recipient
Caregiver
Caregivers
disaster preparedness
Disasters
Drugs
Emergency preparedness
Health administration
Information seeking behavior
Information sources
natural disaster
Older people
Regression analysis
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Summary:This study aimed to examine factors influencing disaster preparedness among families caring for older adults who take oral medications. Fifty-eight family caregivers completed anonymous self-administered questionnaires. Binomial logistic regression analysis with the storage of the care recipient's medications as the dependent variable revealed that caregivers' disaster-related information-seeking behavior (e.g., considering appropriate methods to collect such information), and recognition of disaster risks in their communities strongly influenced their storage of emergency medication.
ISSN:0162-1424
1545-0856
DOI:10.1080/01621424.2018.1517704