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.
Van den Wyngaert, I., De Troeyer, K., Vaes, B., Alsaiqali, M., Van Schaeybroeck, B., Hamdi, R., Ruiz, L. C., & Van Pottelbergh, G. (2021). Impact of heat waves on hospitalisation and mortality in nursing homes: A case-crossover study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(20), 10697. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010697
Curtis, S., Fair, A., Wistow, J., Val, D. V., & Oven, K. (2017). Impact of extreme weather events and climate change for health and social care systems. Environmental Health, 16, 23–32. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-017-0324-3
Kalaiyarasi, V., & Rajkumar, P. (2020). Impact of climate change on elderly health. International Journal of Management, 11(12). https://doi-org/10.34218/ijm.11.12.2020.116
Carnes, B. A., Staats, D., & Wilcox, B. J. (2013). Impact of climate change on elder health. Journals of Gerontology: Series A, 69(9), 1087–1091. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glt159
Balbus, J. M., & Malina, C. (2009). Identifying vulnerable subpopulations for climate change health effects in the United States. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 51(1), 33–37. https://doi.org/10.1097/jom.0b013e318193e12e
Antal, H., & Bhutani, S. (2022). Identifying linkages between climate change, urbanisation, and population ageing for understanding vulnerability and risk to older people: A review. Ageing International, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12126-022-09504-7
Zaval, L., Markowitz, E. M., & Weber, E. U. (2015). How will I be remembered? Conserving the environment for the sake of one’s legacy. Psychological Science, 26(2), 231–236. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797614561266
Pinna, S., Longo, D., Zanobini, P., Lorini, C., Bonaccorsi, G., Baccini, M., & Cecchi, F. (2024). How to communicate with older adults about climate change: A systematic review. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1347935
Miyamori, D., Yoshida, S., Kashima, S., Koike, S., Ishii, S., Okazaki, Y., Ikeda, K., & Matsumoto, M. (2023). How the 2018 Japan Floods impacted nursing home admissions for older persons: A longitudinal study using the long-term care insurance comprehensive database. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 24(3), 368-375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2022.11.021
Zeng, Y., & Zheng, X. (2022). How does climate environment affect middle-aged and elderly people's health performances: Evidence from China. Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1896516/v1
Wyte-Lake, T., Claver, M., Johnson-Koenke, R., & Dobalian, A. (2019). Home-based primary care's role in supporting the older old during wildfires. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 10, 2150132719846773. https://doi.org/10.1177/2150132719846773
Marlon, J., Neyens, L., Everett-Lane, B., Rosenthal, S. A., Maibach, E., & Leiserowitz, A. (2022). How do climate change views differ by generation? Generations, 46(2), 1–11. https://www.jstor.org/stable/48697105
Guo, Y., Barnett, A. G., & Tong, S. (2012). High temperatures-related elderly mortality varied greatly from year to year: Important information for heat-warning systems. Scientific Reports, 2,830. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep00830
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