Citation

Zakour MJ. J. Soc. Work Disabil. Rehabil. 2015; 14(1): 1-22.

Affiliation

a West Virginia University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/1536710X.2015.989561

PMID

25651376

Abstract

Many persons with a disability are not prepared to evacuate in disasters. Subjects (N = 710) from seven US states responded to a survey measuring level of social support in a crisis, number of organizational memberships, frequency of personal assistance services, and evacuation preparedness. A hierarchical regression, controlling for degree of limitation from disability, shows that informal social support (β =.345), voluntary memberships (β =.106) and personal assistance frequency (β =.113) are statistically significant ( p <.01) predictors of preparedness (R =.383, R(2) =.148). Interventions that increase the levels of these supports increase disaster preparedness.

Language: en