Share of Cost, Elderly may face increased dementia risk after a disaster
Boston, MA – Elderly people who were uprooted from damaged or destroyed homes and who lost touch with their neighbors after the 2011 tsunami in Japan were more likely to experience increased symptoms of dementia than those who were able to stay in their homes, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study was the first to look at dementia as a potential health risk in the aftermath of a disaster.
The study was published online October 24, 2016 in an Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal (PNAS).