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They are likely to relate well to programs staffed by people similar to themselves, so senior volunteers might be very effective.
Kilijanek & Drabek:
1. This study was a quasi-experimental study of the effects of a major tornado one subset of the affected population - the elderly
2. The research looked at the impact of natural disaster on different segments of society; compared types of loss with four age groups in the affected area; which groups made use of available aid, both personal and external; compared victim and non-victim groups; and looked at the effects of the disaster on the physical and mental health of victims.
3. 33% of the older victims reported losing items of sentimental value, things that represented the spans of their lives, such as landscaping, which many had put years of effort into.
4. It means that different groups responded to the question in markedly different ways, resulting in a curved line reflecting those different levels.
5. Victims over the...
People with lower incomes were more likely to receive aid, especially from religious organizations
7. Older victims were as likely to collect on insurance held on their homes, but less likely to collect from insurance companies for either non-real estate property or for vehicles. Their policies were less likely to cover the real value of their belongings than the insurance policies for younger victims.
8. Older victims were less likely to use their finite financial resources (ex: credit, savings) than younger people.
9. The participants did not perceive significant, long-term and negative effects on either physical or mental health.
10. The study had some limitations. The authors noted that the resulte could not be wholly attributed to the tornado because other variables were affecting the data. They pointed out that the data reflects one point in time in one community, limiting the appropriateness of generalizing from this study.
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