Title

Disaster Strikes!

Document Type

Article

Peer Reviewed

1

Publication Date

6-1-2011

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Journal of gerontological nursing

NLM Title Abbreviation

J Gerontol Nurs

DOI

10.3928/00989134-20110512-01;

PubMed ID

21634311

Abstract

This report describes the outcomes of 17 long-term care residents who were participating in a nursing intervention study. The residents were evacuated for 5 days due to a severe summer storm that caused widespread power outages. These residents were seen the day of the storm and three times per week for 2 weeks following their return to the nursing home. More than half of the participants had significant changes in their NEECHAM Confusion Scale scores (n = 11) and modified Confusion Assessment Method scores (n = 9) scores, suggesting the onset of delirium. Two participants were hospitalized within the 2 weeks of the evacuation. One participant died unexpectedly. This report provides a rare look into the negative effects of a short-term evacuation due to a natural disaster.



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URL

http://ir.uiowa.edu/nursing_pubs/1647