Risk perception and perceived self-efficacy of deaf and hard-of-hearing seniors and young adults in emergencies.

CONCLUSIONS: Policy implications include the need to dedicate more resources to increasing accessibility and relevance of emergency communications technology for Deaf/HH populations. This could help increase adaptability before, during, and after emergencies among all groups of Deaf/HH people, particularly among young Deaf/HH professionals. PMID: 28822214 [PubMed - in process]
Source: American Journal of Disaster Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Am J Disaster Med Source Type: research