scholarly journals Effectiveness of Household Emergency Plans in Violent Tornadoes

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Zhen Cong ◽  
Daan Liang ◽  
Jianjun Luo
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Family Involvement ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Emergency Plan ◽  
Emergency Plans

ABSTRACT Objective: This study examined factors that were associated with the effectiveness of pre-existing household emergency plans during the 2011 EF5 Joplin and EF4 Tuscaloosa tornadoes. We focused on whether discussing with family members helped increase the plan’s effectiveness. Methods: A telephone survey based on random sampling was conducted in 2012 with 1006 respondents in both cities. Each city experienced huge losses, injuries, and casualties. The working sample included 494 respondents who had a household emergency plan in place before these tornadoes. Results: Multinomial logistic regression showed that discussing with family members increased the helpfulness of the plan in Joplin, where people had not experienced tornadoes frequently and were less prepared for tornadoes relative to residents in Tuscaloosa. Conclusions: This study provides empirical evidence on the importance of encouraging family involvement when making household emergency plans, especially in places that are less prepared for disasters than those that are better prepared.

Family emergency plan and preparedness among medical practitioners in Zaria, Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 423
Author(s):  
Jerry Godfrey Makama, MBBS, FWACS, FACS ◽  
Istifanus Anekoson Joshua, MBBS, MPH ◽  
Elizabeth Jerry Makama, RN, RM, PGDDRMDS, MDRMDS
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Supportive Services ◽  
Emergency Plan ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Emergency Plans ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Building Collapse ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Plane Crash

Background: There has been an increase in the incidence of disasters in many parts of the world. Similarly, Nigeria has witnessed a recent increase of man-made disaster events such as plane crash, fire incidents, flood, and building collapse, including bomb blast orchestrated by terrorists that often create emergency situations. Therefore, the aim of the study was to evaluate family emergency plan and preparedness among medical practitioners in Zaria.Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study (May-July, 2013) of medical practitioners in Zaria, Nigeria. The structured questionnaire sought the socio-demographic features of the respondents, the availability of emergency gate(s) in the house, education of safety measures within and outside the house, well-known located shut-off devices for gases, electricity, and water in the house, and written document/policy in the event of disaster. Also, planned orientations/drills/sensitizations, whether there is contact information of family members and supporting agencies.Results: Majority of the respondents were male 56 (80.0 percent) and fall within the age group of 46-50 years (20.0 percent). Only 8.6 percent admitted having an unwritten policy on emergency management in their houses. Similarly, only 8.6 percent do create time to teach their family members on emergency management. Only 27 (38.6 percent) had emergency supplies kits and among this group, water appears to be the most essential component that the respondents had paid attention to, leaving out special items. The communication plans of respondents to likely supportive services/agencies during disaster showed that majority had contact address or have affirmative plans for hospital and ambulance services than for radio and television stations.Conclusion: Family emergency plans and preparedness among medical practitioners in Zaria are extremely low. There is a gap between knowledge of what need to be done to enhance preparedness and internalizing preparedness recommendations in the study area.

Which Household Emergency Plans are More Helpful in Tornadoes? Through the Lens of Gerontology

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Zhen Cong ◽  
Daan Liang ◽  
Jianjun Luo
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Emergency Plan ◽  
Emergency Plans ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Resilience Factors ◽  
One Year

ABSTRACT Objective: This study investigated how the effectiveness of household emergency plans during tornadoes was associated with family discussions, and the attributes of the plan for different age groups. Methods: A telephone survey was conducted in 2014, one year after two 2013 Enhanced Fujita 4/5 tornadoes. The working sample included 223 respondents who reported having a household emergency plan before the tornadoes. The latent class analysis was used to identify the patterns of the plans and develop a typology based on their content. Logistic regression was used to examine predictors for plan effectiveness. Results: Two classes of plans were identified: quality plans that were rich in content and limited plans that had lower levels of content richness. Older adults were less likely to have quality plans and less likely to have family discussions. Quality of the plan and discussions with family members increased plan effectiveness among older adults, but not younger adults. Conclusions: Better emergency planning could be more important for older than for younger adults. The findings were discussed from a gerontological perspective that focuses on older adults’ unique needs, vulnerabilities, and resilience factors.

scholarly journals The COVID-19 pandemic and changes in the level of contact between older parents and their non-coresident children: A European study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorik Vergauwen ◽  
Katrijn Delaruelle ◽  
Pearl A. Dykstra ◽  
Piet Bracke ◽  
Dimitri Mortelmans
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Positive Outcome ◽  
European Study ◽  
Older Parents ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression Analysis

Objective: The present study aims to investigate changes in the frequency of parent-child contact among Europeans aged 65 years and over within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, while recognizing heterogeneity within the group of older adults. Background: Physical distancing measures have been implemented worldwide to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although this policy has proven to be effective in flattening the curve, it undoubtedly posed a serious challenge to intergenerational relations. Experts hinted that physical distancing measures may have reduced older adults’ level of contact with their non-coresident children. However, empirical evidence is lacking. Method: Data from the SHARE COVID-19 questionnaire and previous SHARE waves for 26,077 individuals from 26 European countries and Israel were used and analyzed using multilevel multinomial logistic regression analysis. Results: The analysis revealed that older adults’ level of intergenerational contact remained stable or even increased – rather than decreased – during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the overall positive outcome, some subgroups (i.e., older men, residents of nursing homes, less educated older adults and older adults living in countries with less stringent COVID-19 measures) were more likely to report reduced intergenerational contact. Conclusion: Although variation was observed among older adults, the pandemic generally did not pose a threat to their level of intergenerational contact with non-coresident children.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT AND REVISION OF THE FAMILY EMERGENCY PREPARATION PLAN AMONG OLDER ADULTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S542-S542
Author(s):  
Zhen Cong ◽  
Zhen Cong ◽  
James Craig Keaton ◽  
Daan Liang
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
The Family ◽  
One Year

Abstract This study examines factors related to holding, revising, and developing an individual emergency preparation plan among older adults who experienced violent tornadoes. A telephone survey was conducted with 543 respondents approximately one year after two violent tornadoes in 2013 with 276 respondents aged 65 or above. Logistic and multinomial logistic regression showed that education was positively associated with a higher likelihood of having a plan among younger but not older adults. Among those who had a plan before the tornado, older, but not younger, adults who experienced more stress were more likely to report the plan as helpful. More stress and having someone in the household with disability increased the likelihood of revising plans afterward among older adults but not among younger adults. Older adults were less likely to develop a new plan and older, but not younger, adults who reported more stress were more likely to develop a plan.

The role of families in decisions about cancer treatments.

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 6528-6528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Soriano ◽  
Mary Beth Landrum ◽  
Jane C. Weeks ◽  
Neeraj K Arora ◽  
Jennifer Malin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Family Involvement ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Treatment Decisions ◽  
Cancer Type ◽  
Cancer Treatments ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Impact

6528 Background: Shared decision-making is an important component of patient-centered care and is associated with improved health outcomes. Little is known about patients’ involvement of family members in decisions about cancer treatments or whether family involvement varies by patient demographic or clinical characteristics. Methods: Data for this study were collected as part of the Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance (CanCORS) study, a large multi-regional prospective cohort study of cancer care and outcomes of lung and colorectal cancer patients. Patients were surveyed about the roles of their families in decisions about surgery, radiation, and/or chemotherapy. We used multinomial logistic regression to identify patient factors independently associated with family roles in decisions. Results: Among 5284 patients, 28.5% reported little or no family input in decisions, 22.1% reported making decisions after considering the family’s opinion, 47.9% reported the patient and family made decisions together, and 1.5% reported the family made decisions. In adjusted analyses, married, female, older, and insured patients were more likely to report making decisions with their family (all P<.001). Family involvement varied substantially by race/ethnicity and language, with Chinese-speaking Asian (63.5%) and Spanish-speaking Hispanic (56.8%) patients reporting making decisions with their family more often than English-speaking Hispanic patients (48.5%) and whites (48.3%). Patients from Veterans Affairs hospitals were least likely to report making decisions together with family (P<.001). Family involvement varied statistically by cancer type, stage, comorbidity, health status, and depression, but differences were minimal. Conclusions: Most patients with a new diagnosis of lung or colorectal cancer involve family members in treatment decisions. Certain groups, such as non-English speaking Hispanics and Asians rely significantly on family; for these groups, it is important that physicians inquire about patients’ preferences for family involvement and work to integrate family members in decisions accordingly. Further studies are needed to determine the impact of family involvement in treatment decisions on oncology outcomes.

Public knowledge, perception and communication behavior surrounding COVID-19 in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khayriyyah Mohd Hanafiah ◽  
Chang Da Wan
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Communication Behavior ◽  
Positive Communication ◽  
The Face ◽  
Control Order

The COVID-19 pandemic is the first to occur in an age of hyperconnectivity. This paper presents results from an online anonymous survey conducted in Malay, English, and Chinese, during the first week of the Movement Control Order in Malaysia (n=1075), which aimed to examine public knowledge, perception and communication behavior in the Malaysian society in the face of a sudden outbreak and social distancing measures. Although the level of public knowledge, risk perception and positive communication behavior surrounding COVID-19 was high, a majority of respondents reported receiving a lot of questionable information. Multinomial logistic regression further identified that responses to different items varied significantly across respondent survey language, gender, age, education level and employment status.

scholarly journals Reduced rank multinomial logistic regression in Markov chains with application to cognitive data

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pei Wang ◽  
Erin L. Abner ◽  
David W. Fardo ◽  
Frederick A. Schmitt ◽  
Gregory A. Jicha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Markov Chains ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Reduced Rank ◽  
Cognitive Data

scholarly journals Association between Social Integration and Face Mask Use Behavior during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in Japan: Results from U-CORONA Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4717
Author(s):  
Nobutoshi Nawa ◽  
Yui Yamaoka ◽  
Yuna Koyama ◽  
Hisaaki Nishimura ◽  
Shiro Sonoda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Response Bias ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Face Mask ◽  
Neighborhood Association ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Use Behavior

Face mask use is a critical behavior to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2. We aimed to evaluate the association between social integration and face mask use during the COVID-19 pandemic in a random sample of households in Utsunomiya City, Greater Tokyo, Japan. Data included 645 adults in the Utsunomiya COVID-19 seROprevalence Neighborhood Association (U-CORONA) study, which was conducted after the first wave of the pandemic, between 14 June 2020 and 5 July 2020, in Utsunomiya City. Social integration before the pandemic was assessed by counting the number of social roles, based on the Cohen’s social network index. Face mask use before and during the pandemic was assessed by questionnaire, and participants were categorized into consistent mask users, new users, and current non-users. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was used to examine the association between lower social integration score and face mask use. To account for possible differential non-response bias, non-response weights were used. Of the 645 participants, 172 (26.7%) were consistent mask users and 460 (71.3%) were new users, while 13 (2.0%) were current non-users. Lower social integration level was positively associated with non-users (RRR: 1.76, 95% CI: 1.10, 2.82). Social integration may be important to promote face mask use.

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