Examining the role of ageing-in-place organisations in building older adults’ disaster resilience

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ID11200969
AutoresClaire Pendergrast (0000-0003-1848-1386, University of Washington, autor de correspondencia), Basia Belza (0000-0003-4934-9214, University of Washington), Ann Bostrom (0000-0002-6399-3404, University of Washington), Nicole A Errett (0000-0002-8247-8336, University of Washington), Nicole Errett
Año2021
Volumen41
Número12
Páginas2888-2913
Fecha de publicación2021-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAgeing and Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0144686x20000653
OpenAlexW3033619576
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas29

Older adults are more susceptible to adverse health outcomes during and after a disaster compared with their younger counterparts. Ageing-in-place organisations such as senior centres and Villages provide social services and programming for older adults and may support older adults’ resilience to disasters. This study examines the role of ageing-in-place organisations in building disaster resilience for older adults. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 14 ageing-in-place organisation leaders in King County, Washington in the United States of America. The sample included representatives of five government-run senior centres, seven non-profit senior centres and two Villages. Interviews were audio-recorded and professionally transcribed. We used a combined inductive and deductive approach to code and thematically analyse the data. Ageing-in-place organisation leadership recognise disasters as a threat to older adults’ health and safety, and they see opportunities to provide disaster-related support for older adults, though the type and extent of participation in resilience-building activities reflected each organisation's unique local context. Organisations participate in a variety of disaster-related activities, though respondents emphasised the importance of collaborative and communication-focused efforts. Findings suggest that ageing-in-place organisations may be best equipped to support older adults’ disaster resilience by serving as a trusted source of disaster-related information and providing input on the appropriateness of disaster plans and messages for the unique needs of older adults ageing-in-place

Context (archaeology) · Geography · Government (linguistics) · Political science · Psychological resilience · Public relations · Resilience (materials science) · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Medicine · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology · Gerontology