Association of Power Outage With Mortality and Hospitalizations Among Florida Nursing Home Residents After Hurricane Irma.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Exposure to hurricanes is associated with increased mortality and morbidity in nursing home (NH) residents, but the factors contributing to these outcomes are less understood. One hypothesized pathway could be power outages from hurricanes that expose NH residents to excess ambient heat.

Objective

To determine the association of power loss from Hurricane Irma with hospitalization and mortality in NH residents in Florida.

Design setting and participants

This retrospective cohort study of NH residents residing in Florida when Hurricane Irma landed on September 10, 2017, assessed mortality at 7 and 30 days after the storm and hospitalization at 30 days after the storm. The analysis was conducted from May 2, 2021, to June 28, 2021. All NH residents residing in

SUBMITTER: Skarha J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8796882 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature