Disaster medicine and public health preparedness · 2026
Physical and Mental Health Symptom Profiles Among Older Adults Following Hurricane Helene in Southern Appalachia.
СтатьяНазвание и аннотация: Перевод в очереди
Обработка статьи · этапы, ошибки и управление
Загрузка состояния…
Ошибки и ограничения
История · было → стало
Состояние обновляется каждые 5 секунд, пока блок открыт. Процент показывается только там, где известен объём работы. Пауза останавливает продолжение этапа; текущий запрос к источнику может завершиться.
First Jennifer M, Houston J Brian
Аннотация
OBJECTIVE: This brief report examines physical and mental health symptom profiles among older adults approximately 5 months after Hurricane Helene-related flooding in Southern Appalachia.
METHODS: Survey data were collected from 233 older adults and assessed physical health symptoms, posttraumatic stress disorder, depressive symptoms, flood event exposure, environmental contaminant exposure, and post-flood stressors. Cluster analysis was conducted to identify post-disaster physical and mental health symptom profiles, and analysis of variance and chi-square tests were conducted to examine differences in disaster exposure, post-flood stressors, and sociodemographic characteristics across profiles.
RESULTS: Three distinct post-disaster health symptom profiles were identified: a lower symptom profile, an elevated mental health symptom profile, and a combined elevated physical and mental health symptom profile. Disaster exposure, contaminant exposure, and post-flood stressors increased in a graded manner across profiles, indicating a dose-response framework of disaster-related health impacts. Higher symptom burden profiles were disproportionately represented among older adults with disabilities/chronic illness and among older age groups.
CONCLUSIONS: Findings highlight heterogeneity in post-disaster health experiences among older adults and underscore the value of identifying high-risk subgroups and implementing recovery strategies that address co-occurring physical and mental health needs among older adults following flood events.
METHODS: Survey data were collected from 233 older adults and assessed physical health symptoms, posttraumatic stress disorder, depressive symptoms, flood event exposure, environmental contaminant exposure, and post-flood stressors. Cluster analysis was conducted to identify post-disaster physical and mental health symptom profiles, and analysis of variance and chi-square tests were conducted to examine differences in disaster exposure, post-flood stressors, and sociodemographic characteristics across profiles.
RESULTS: Three distinct post-disaster health symptom profiles were identified: a lower symptom profile, an elevated mental health symptom profile, and a combined elevated physical and mental health symptom profile. Disaster exposure, contaminant exposure, and post-flood stressors increased in a graded manner across profiles, indicating a dose-response framework of disaster-related health impacts. Higher symptom burden profiles were disproportionately represented among older adults with disabilities/chronic illness and among older age groups.
CONCLUSIONS: Findings highlight heterogeneity in post-disaster health experiences among older adults and underscore the value of identifying high-risk subgroups and implementing recovery strategies that address co-occurring physical and mental health needs among older adults following flood events.