Publications Database
The searchable bibliography page is one of our most popular features, allowing you to quickly access to the literature on the aging population and climate change in one convenient location. The CIRCA team keeps the database updated on a monthly basis. You may search by author, title, year, keywords. To retrieve full information, click on the "Publication" button.
Bell, S. A., Krienke, L. K., Dickey, S., & De Vries, R. G. (2021). "Helping fill that gap:" a qualitative study of aging in place after disaster through the lens of home-based care providers. BMC Geriatrics, 21, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02159-0
Layton, J. B., Li, W., Yuan, J., Gilman, J. P., Horton, D. B., & Setoguchi, S. (2020). Heatwaves, medications, and heat-related hospitalization in older Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions. PloS One, 15(12), e0243665. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243665
Cheng, J., Xu, Z., Bambrick, H., Su, H., Tong, S., & Hu, W. (2018). Heatwave and elderly mortality: An evaluation of death burden and health costs considering short-term mortality displacement. Environment International, 115, 334–342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2018.03.041
Worfolk, J. B. (2000). Heat waves: Their impact on the health of elders. Geriatric Nursing, 21(2), 70–77. https://doi.org/10.1067/mgn.2000.107131
Kenny, G. P., Yardley, J., Brown, C., Sigal, R. J., & Jay, O. (2010). Heat stress in older individuals and patients with common chronic diseases. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 182(10), 1053–1060. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.081050
Astrom, D. O., Bertil, F., & Joacim, R. (2011). Heat wave impact on morbidity and mortality in the elderly population: A review of recent studies. Maturitas, 69(2), 99-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.03.008
Oudin Astrom, D., Forsberg, B., & Rocklov, J. (2011). Heat wave impact on morbidity and mortality in the elderly population: A review of recent studies. Maturitas, 69(2), 99–105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.03.008
Rodrigues Diniz, F., Teixeira Goncalves, F. L., & Sheridan, S. (2020). Heat wave and elder mortality: Historical analysis and future projection for metropolitan region of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Atmosphere, 11(9), 933. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11090933
Fastl, C., Arnberger, A., Gallistl, V., Stein, V. K., & Dorner, T. E. (2024). Heat vulnerability: Health impacts of heat on older people in urban and rural areas in Europe. Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 136, 507-514. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-024-02419-0
Notley, S. R., Akerman, A. P., Friesen, B. J., Poirier, M. P., Sigal, R. J., Flouris, A. D., Boulay, P., McCourt, E., Ruzicka, M., & Kenny, G. P. (2021). Heat tolerance and occupational heat exposure limits in older men with and without type 2 diabetes or hypertension. Medicine & Science in Sports Exercise, 53(10), 2196-2206. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000002698
Tony Wolf, S. (2023). Heat stress vulnerability and critical environmental limits for older adults. Communications Earth & Environment, 4(1), 486. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01159-9
Klenk, J., Becker, C., & Rapp, K. (2010). Heat-related mortality in residents of nursing homes. Age and Ageing, 39(2), 245–252. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afp248
Kemen, J., Schaffer-Gemein, S., Grunewald, J., & Kistemann, T. (2021). Heat perception and coping strategies: A structured interview-based study of elderly people in Cologne, Germany. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(14), 7495. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147495
Byard, R. W. (2013). Heat-related deaths. Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology, 9, 469–470. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-013-9413-y
Anderson, G. B., Dominici, F., Wang, Y., McCormack, M. C., Bell, M. L., & Peng, R. D. (2013). Heat-related emergency hospitalizations for respiratory diseases in the Medicare population. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 187(10), 1098-1103. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201211-1969OC
Nitschke, M., Krackowizer, A., Hansen, A., Bi, P., & Tucker, G. (2017). Heat health messages: A randomized controlled trial of a preventative messages tool in the older population of South Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(9), 992. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14090992
Vu, A., Rutherford, S., & Phung, D. (2019). Heat health prevention measures and adaptation in older populations – A systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(22), 4370. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224370
Gronlund, C. J., Zanobetti, A., Schwartz, J. D., Wellenius, G. A., & O'Neill, M. S. (2014). Heat, heat waves, and hospital admissions among the elderly in the United States, 1992-2006. Environmental Health Perspectives, 122(11), 1187–1192. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1206132
Sadana, R., Budhwani, S., Blas, E., Posarac, A., Koller, T., & Paraje, G. (2019). Healthy ageing and health equity: Broader determinants of health with a spotlight on climate change. In J.P. Michel, (Ed.), Prevention of Chronic Diseases and Age-Related Disability. Practical Issues in Geriatrics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96529-1_18
Elsayed, E. I., Abd El-Megeed, H. A., Mohy El-Deen, H. F., & Afifi, H. A. (2024). Health risks related to extreme temperature resulting from climate changes among older adults with respiratory diseases. Benha Journal of Applied Sciences, 9(4), 57–67. https://doi.org/10.21608/bjas.2024.276999.1359
Mohammed Abdullah, K., Mohammad Esmat, O., Thabet Hasaneen, S., & Khalil Ibrahim, W. (2022). Health risks related to climate changes among older adults. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 13(3), 678–690. https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2022.254437
Sidney, B. T., Chandras, S., Campbell, S. M., Salma, J., & Yamamoto, S. S. (2023). Health-related impacts of climate change and air pollution on older adult, child, and adolescent immigrants and refugees globally: A scoping review. Journal of Public Health, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-023-02103-z
Paavola, J. (2017). Health impacts of climate change and health and social inequalities in the UK. Environmental Health, 16(1), 113. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-017-0328-z
Turner, G., Moreira de Sousa, A., O'Connell, E., Kovats, S., Brooks, K., Landeg, O., Ismail, S., Rajamani, A., & Hajat, S. (2024). Health perceptions of adverse weather in older adults in England: Analysis of 2019/20 survey data. medRxiv, 2024-04. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.04.19.24306072
Bell, S. A., Horowitz, J., & Iwashyna, T. J. (2020). Health outcomes after disaster for older adults with chronic disease: A systematic review. Gerontologist, 60(7), e535–e547. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnz123