Health-related quality of life of the elderly after natural disasters: a scoping review
Every nation on earth is experiencing an increase in the number and proportion of elderly people. This vulnerable population may experience a decline in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) following a natural disaster. This scoping review aimed to have a better understanding on the elderly’s HRQO...
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| description | Every nation on earth is experiencing an increase in the number and proportion of elderly people. This vulnerable population may experience a decline in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) following a natural disaster. This scoping review aimed to have a better understanding on the elderly’s HRQOL following natural disasters, its influencing factors, and the state of the research on this topic. A literature search was conducted using four databases (PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Science Direct, and ProQuest) for the last 10 years (2013–2022). The summary of the selected relevant articles and analysis data were used to present the findings. There were seven articles included in our review. One article was about floodsand the rest was about earthquake.
Two out of the six earthquake articles involved tsunamis. All of the studies were conducted during the recovery phase and revealed that the elderly had poor HRQOL after natural disasters. Several aspects, including demographics, physical, psychological, social, and environmental factors, were identified as having impacts on the elderly‘s HRQOL following a disaster. The relocation had a significant negative impact on the mental health of the elderly, with a mean difference of -3.69 (-5.60, -1.77). In conclusion, the HRQOL of the elderly after a natural disaster is low and affected by several factors. To improve it, a stronger research agenda and disaster management programs that take these factors into account are required. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27974251b32e4542a4dc927e7e11e9c72024-01-15T00:55:58ZengUniversitas Gadjah MadaJournal of the Medical Sciences2356-39312023-04-0155210.19106/JMedSci00550220231033594Health-related quality of life of the elderly after natural disasters: a scoping reviewPujiatun Pujiatun0Anindya K Zahra1Detty Siti Nurdiati2Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Division, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada/Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, YogyakartaPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Division, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada/Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, YogyakartaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada/Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, Yogyakarta, IndonesiaEvery nation on earth is experiencing an increase in the number and proportion of elderly people. This vulnerable population may experience a decline in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) following a natural disaster. This scoping review aimed to have a better understanding on the elderly’s HRQOL following natural disasters, its influencing factors, and the state of the research on this topic. A literature search was conducted using four databases (PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Science Direct, and ProQuest) for the last 10 years (2013–2022). The summary of the selected relevant articles and analysis data were used to present the findings. There were seven articles included in our review. One article was about floodsand the rest was about earthquake. Two out of the six earthquake articles involved tsunamis. All of the studies were conducted during the recovery phase and revealed that the elderly had poor HRQOL after natural disasters. Several aspects, including demographics, physical, psychological, social, and environmental factors, were identified as having impacts on the elderly‘s HRQOL following a disaster. The relocation had a significant negative impact on the mental health of the elderly, with a mean difference of -3.69 (-5.60, -1.77). In conclusion, the HRQOL of the elderly after a natural disaster is low and affected by several factors. To improve it, a stronger research agenda and disaster management programs that take these factors into account are required.https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/bik/article/view/79849disasterelderlyquality of liferelocationreview |
| spellingShingle | Pujiatun Pujiatun Anindya K Zahra Detty Siti Nurdiati Health-related quality of life of the elderly after natural disasters: a scoping review Journal of the Medical Sciences disaster elderly quality of life relocation review |
| title | Health-related quality of life of the elderly after natural disasters: a scoping review |
| title_full | Health-related quality of life of the elderly after natural disasters: a scoping review |
| title_fullStr | Health-related quality of life of the elderly after natural disasters: a scoping review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health-related quality of life of the elderly after natural disasters: a scoping review |
| title_short | Health-related quality of life of the elderly after natural disasters: a scoping review |
| title_sort | health related quality of life of the elderly after natural disasters a scoping review |
| topic | disaster elderly quality of life relocation review |
| url | https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/bik/article/view/79849 |
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