Publications Database

Wang, C. (2018). Bracing for hurricanes: A qualitative analysis of the extent and level of preparedness among older adults. Gerontologist, 58(1), 57–67. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnx187

Young, H. M., & Fick, D. M. (2023). Extreme weather: Implications for older adults. Research in Gerontological Nursing, 16(6), 270–272. https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20231018-01

Wu, H. (2024). Promoting older adults' engagement in the disaster settings: An introduction to the special issue. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 15(2), 181–185. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-024-00559-5

Walsh, J., Gibson, A., & Brown, L. M. (2016). Peace of mind’s price tag: The psychological costs of financial stressors on older adults postdisaster. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 2(4), 408. https://doi.org/10.1037/tps0000089

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

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

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

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

Seritan, A. (2023). The impact of climate change on older adults’ mental health: A primer for clinicians. OBM Geriatrics, 7(4), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.geriatr.2304254

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

Shih, R. A., Acosta, J. D., Chen, E. K., Carbone, E. G., Xenakis, L., Adamson, D. M., & Chandra, A. (2018). Improving disaster resilience among older adults: Insights from public health departments and aging-in-place efforts. Rand Health Quarterly, 8(1), 3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6075802/

Pun, V. C., Manjourides, J., & Suh, H. (2017). Association of ambient air pollution with depressive and anxiety symptoms in older adults: results from the NSHAP study. Environmental Health Perspectives, 125(3), 342–348. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP494

Peterson, L., & Brown, L. M. (2014). Disaster planning for community-dwelling older adults: Strengths, weaknesses, and interventions. In C. A., Cefalu (Ed.), Disaster Preparedness for Seniors: A Comprehensive Guide for Healthcare Professionals (pp. 21–30). Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0665-9_3

Pekovic, V., Seff, L., & Rothman, M. B. (2007). Planning for and responding to special needs of elders in natural disasters. Generations, 31(4), 37–41. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26555560

Parker, G., Lie, D., Siskind, D. J., Martin-Khan, M., Raphael, B., Crompton, D., & Kisely, S. (2016). Mental health implications for older adults after natural disasters – a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Psychogeriatrics, 28(1), 11–20. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610215001210

Mohamed, A. A., ElKholy, S. E., Eweida, R. S., & AbdElsalam, R. M. (2024). Using the information-motivation-behavioral skills model for targeting older adults’ climate change management practices: In the road of COP27. Geriatric Nursing, 55, 52–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2023.11.002

McClelland, E., Amlôt, R., Rogers, M. B., Rubin, G. J., Tesh, J., & Pearce, J. M. (2017). Psychological and physical impacts of extreme events on older adults: Implications for communications. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 11(1), 127–134. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2016.118

McLachlan, J., Cox, S. R., Pearce, J., & Valdés Hernández, M. D. C. (2023). Long-term exposure to air pollution and cognitive function in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Environmental Health, 2, 1205443. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvh.2023.1205443

Kusmaul, N., Gibson, A., & Leedahl, S. N. (2018). Gerontological social work roles in disaster preparedness and response. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 61(7), 692–696. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2018.1510455

Krishnan, S., Pappadis, M. R., Runo, R., & Graham, J. E. (2019). Experiences and needs of older adults following Hurricane Ike: A pilot study of long-term consequences. Health Promotion Practice, 20(1), 31–37. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839918761385

Jancewicz, B., & Wrotek, M. (2024). A thermosurvey dataset: Older adults' experiences and adaptation to urban heat and climate change. Scientific Data, 11(1), 667. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03509-4

Kim, H., & Zakour, M. (2017). Disaster preparedness among older adults: Social support, community participation, and demographic characteristics. Journal of Social Service Research, 43(4), 498–509. https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2017.1321081

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

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

Katsaros, K., Marggraf, C., Ebi, K. L., Buyana, K., Hashizume, M., Lung, S. C., Murray, V., Thiam, S., & Huang-Lachmann, J. (2024). Exploring interconnections: A comprehensive multi-country analysis of climate change, energy demand, long-term care, and health of older adults. Maturitas, 184, 107961. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2024.107961

Kainaga, T., Sagisaka, K., Yamada, R., & Nakaya, T. (2022). A case study of a nursing home in Nagano, Japan: Field survey on thermal comfort and building energy simulation for future climate change. Energies, 15(3), 936. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15030936

Jia, Z., Tian, W., Liu, W., Cao, Y., Yan, J., & Shun, Z. (2010). Are the elderly more vulnerable to psychological impact of natural disaster? A population-based survey of adult survivors of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. BMC Public Health, 10(1), 172. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-172

Heagele, T. N. (2021). A qualitative survey of household emergency preparedness for the elderly and the medically frail living in coastal urban communities. Journal of Emergency Management, 19(2), 143–163. https://doi.org/10.5055/jem.0493

Gupta, R., & Gregg, M. (2017). Care provision fit for a warming climate. Architectural Science Review, 60(4), 275–285. https://doi.org/10.1080/00038628.2017.1336984

Heid, A. R., Christman, Z., Pruchno, R., Cartwright, F. P., & Wilson-Genderson, M. (2016). Vulnerable, but why? Post-traumatic stress symptoms in older adults exposed to Hurricane Sandy. Disaster Medicine & Public Health Preparedness, 10(3), 362–370. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2016.15

Gunz, A. C., Gregory, E., Do, J., Cachia, M. A., Sergeant, M., & Hategan, A. (2024). Climate change and the health of older adults. In A. Hategan, J. A. Bourgeois, C. H. Hirsch, & C. Giroux (Eds.), Geriatric Psychiatry (pp. 837–860). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47802-4_34

Grand, J. (2023). The end of the game: Emotional responses of older adults to climate crisis and climate mobilizations in Switzerland. Frontiers in Climate, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2023.1264495

Glass, T. A. (2006). Disasters and older adults: Bringing a policy blindspot into the light. Public Policy & Aging Report, 16(2), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1093/ppar/16.2.1

Gibson, A., Walsh, J., & Brown, L. M. (2018). Disaster mental health services review of care for older persons after disasters. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 12(3), 366–372. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2017.60

Fletcher, P. A., Worthen, D. L., McSweeney-Feld, M. H., Gibson, A., Seblova, D., Pagán, L., Troya, M. I., Fang, M. L., Owusu, B., Lane, C., Wada, M., Harrell, E. R., & Viana, A. (2022). Rural older adults in disasters: A study of recovery from Hurricane Michael. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 16(6), 2602–2606. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2021.276

Elzohairy, N. W., Fatah, N. K., & Khedr, M. A. (2024). Effectiveness of psycho-educational program on climate change distress and risk perception among older adults. Geriatric Nursing, 55, 35–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2023.10.017

Duggan, S., Deeny, P., Spelman, R., & Vitale, C. T. (2010). Perceptions of older people on disaster response and preparedness. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 5(1), 71–76. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-3743.2009.00203.x

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

Delgado-Saborit, J. M., Guercio, V., Gowers, A. M., Shaddick, G., Fox, N. C., & Love, S. (2021). A critical review of the epidemiological evidence of effects of air pollution on dementia, cognitive function, and cognitive decline in adult population. The Science of the Total Environment, 757, 143734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143734

Dennis, M. K., & Stock, P. (2024). “You’re asking me to put into words something that I don’t put into words”: Climate grief and older adult environmental activists. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 67(3), 281–296. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2023.2259942

Davies, B., & Bhutta, M. F. (2022). Geriatric medicine in the era of climate change. Age and Ageing, 51(1), afab199. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afab199

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

Cong, Z., Liang, D., & Luo, J. (2022). Which household emergency plans are more helpful in tornadoes? Through the lens of gerontology. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 16(1), 139–146. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2020.194

Cherniack, E. P., Sandals, L., Brooks, L., & Mintzer, M. J. (2008). Trial of a survey instrument to establish the hurricane preparedness of and medical impact on a vulnerable, older population. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 23(3), 242–249. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X00064943

Brown, S., & Walker, G. (2013). Understanding heat wave vulnerability in nursing and residential homes. In Comfort in a Lower Carbon Society (pp. 59–68). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315875804

Budziszewska, M. (2024). In the past, winter was winter, and summer was summer: Climate change in the eyes of older adults from Poland. Quaestiones Geographicae, 43(1), 197–210. https://doi.org/10.14746/quageo-2024-0012

Bongioanni, P., Del Carratore, R., Corbianco, S., Diana, A., Cavallini, G., Masciandaro, S. M., Dini, M., & Buizza, R. (2021). Climate change and neurodegenerative diseases. Environmental Research, 201, 111511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111511

Botti, A., & Ramos, M. (2017). Adapting the design of a new care home development for a changing climate. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 35(4), 417–433. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-11-2016-0028

Ashida, S., Zhu, X., Robinson, E. L., & Schroer, A. (2018). Disaster preparedness networks in rural Midwest communities: Organizational roles, collaborations, and support for older residents. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 61(7), 735–750. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2018.1474157

Bell, S. A., Singer, D., Solway, E., Kirch, M., Kullgren, J., & Malani, P. (2021). Predictors of emergency preparedness among older adults in the United States. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 15(5), 624–630. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2020.80