The relationship between exposure to Hurricane Harvey and mortality among nursing home residents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nursing home (NH) residents are vulnerable to mortality after natural disasters. We examined NH residents' excess all-cause mortality associated with Hurricane Harvey, a unique disaster with long-lasting flooding effects. We also explored how mortality differed between short-stay and long-stay residents and by chronic conditions.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective observational study of Texas NH residents, comparing 30- and 90-day mortality among residents exposed to Hurricane Harvey in August 2017 to residents not exposed in the same location and time period during the previous 2 years. Data came from the Minimum Data Set Assessments and the Medicare Beneficiary Summary File. We used linear probability models to examine the association between hurricane exposur

SUBMITTER: Hua CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10023296 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature