Citation

Tsukasaki K, Kanzaki H, Kyota K, Ichimori A, Omote S, Okamoto R, Kido T, Sakakibara C, Makimoto K, Nomura A, Miyamoto Y. J. Community Health Nurs. 2016; 33(2): 107-116.

Affiliation

e Rehacare Rojyo , Home-Visit Nursing Care Station , Komatsu , Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07370016.2016.1159442

PMID

27074407

Abstract

We clarified the preparedness necessary to protect the health of community-dwelling vulnerable elderly people following natural disasters. We collected data from 304 community general support centres throughout Japan. We found the following in particular to be challenging: availability of disaster-preparedness manuals; disaster countermeasures and management systems; creation of lists of people requiring assistance following a disaster; evacuation support systems; development of plans for health management following disasters; provision of disaster-preparedness guidance and training; disaster-preparedness systems in the community; disaster information management; the preparedness of older people themselves in requiring support; and support from other community residents.

Language: en