Association of Power Outage With Mortality and Hospitalizations Among Florida Nursing Home Residents After Hurricane Irma

Bibliographic Data

ID15808808
AuthorsJulianne Skarha (0000-0002-9066-2256, Brown University), Lily Gordon (Brown University), Nazmus Sakib (0000-0002-1189-4455, University of South Florida), Joseph June (0000-0003-0283-903X, University of South Florida), Dylan J Jester (0000-0001-9878-9633, University of California San Diego), Lindsay Peterson (0000-0003-1129-0931, University of South Florida), Ross Andel (0000-0003-4083-4790, University of South Florida), David Dosa (0000-0002-1916-983X, Brown University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume2
Issue11
Pagese213900-e213900
Publication date2021-11-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJAMA Health Forum (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2689-0186 • E-ISSN: 2689-0186
PublisherAmerican Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.3900
PMID35977265
OpenAlexW3216069730
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited5

In this cohort study, power loss was associated with higher odds of mortality in all affected NH residents and hospitalization in some residents. The benefits and costs of policies that require NHs to have emergency alternate power sources should be assessed

Geography · Landfall · Medical emergency · Meteorology · Retrospective cohort study · Storm · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Demography · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Emergency Medicine · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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