Impact of the 26 December 2003 Bam Earthquake on Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living of Older People

被引：17

作者：

Ardalan, Ali ^{[1
,2
]}

Mazaheri, Monir ^{[3
,4
]}

Mowafi, Hani ^{[5
,6
]}

VanRooyen, Michael ^{[5
]}

Teimoori, Fariba ^{[7
,8
]}

Abbasi, Reza ^{[9
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Tehran Med Sci, Natl Inst Hlth Res, Hlth Emergencies & Disasters Dept, Tehran 2, Iran

[2] Univ Tehran Med Sci, Sch Publ Hlth, Disaster Publ Hlth Dept, Tehran, Iran

[3] Karolinska Inst, Dept Neurobiol, Care Sci & Soc, Stockholm, Sweden

[4] Univ Tehran Med Sci, Fac Nursing & Midwifery, Tehran, Iran

[5] Harvard Univ, Harvard Humanitarian Initiat, Boston, MA 02115 USA

[6] Boston Univ, Dept Emergency Med, Boston, MA 02215 USA

[7] Univ Social Welf & Rehabil Sci, Iranian Res Ctr Aging, Tehran, Iran

[8] Iran Univ Med Sci, Sch Med, Tehran, Iran

[9] Kerman Univ Med Sci, Kerman, Iran

来源：

PREHOSPITAL AND DISASTER MEDICINE | 2011年 / 26卷 / 02期

关键词：

activities of daily living; disaster; earthquake; elderly; instrumental activities of daily living; Iran; ELDERLY-PEOPLE; HEALTH;

D O I：

10.1017/S1049023X11000045

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100602 ;

摘要：

Introduction: This study compares self-reported Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) status among elderly survivors of the 2003 Bam Earthquake before, two months after, and five years after the event, and explores related determinants. Methods: A two-stage cluster survey was conducted on 210 elderly survivors in the earth-quake-stricken area five years after the event. Results: Both ADL and IADL scores decreased two months after earthquake compared to prior status (p<0.001). No differences were observed between two months and five years after the event (p>0.05). Access to medical services were not related to level of ADL or IADL (p = 0.52 and p = 0.74, respectively). Elderly survivors with lower functional capability in terms of ADL experienced more problems in access to relief items (p = 0.04), but no similar association was found for IADL (p = 0.26). Conclusion: The Bam earthquake adversely affected functional capacity of the elderly. Disaster responders must take into account functional capacity of elders when planning for medical and relief operations.

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页码：99 / 108

页数：10

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