@article{ref1,
title="Cognitive and Psychosocial Consequences of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Among Middle-Aged, Older, and Oldest-Old Adults in the Louisiana Healthy Aging Study (LHAS)",
journal="Journal of applied social psychology",
year="2010",
author="Cherry, Katie E. and Su, L. Joseph and Welsh, David A. and Galea, Sandro and Jazwinski, S. Michal and Silva, Jennifer L. and Erwin, Marla J.",
volume="40",
number="10",
pages="2463-2487",
abstract="This study examined the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on cognitive and psychosocial functioning among middle-aged (45-64 years), older (65-89 years) and oldest-old adults (90 years and over) in the Louisiana Healthy Aging Study (LHAS). Analyses of pre- and post-disaster cognitive data showed storm-related decrements in working memory for the middle-aged and older adults, but not for the oldest-old adults. Regression analyses confirmed that measures of social engagement and storm-related disruption significantly predicted pre- to post-disaster differences in short-term and working memory performance for the middle-aged and older adults only. These results are consistent with a burden perspective on post-disaster psychological reactions. Implications for current views of disaster reactions are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0021-9029",
doi="10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00666.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00666.x"
}