TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Effects of support on evacuation preparedness of persons with disabilities
JO  - Journal of social work in disability and rehabilitation
A1  - Zakour, Michael J.
SP  - 1
EP  - 22
VL  - 14
IS  - 1
N2  - Many persons with a disability are not prepared to evacuate in disasters. Subjects (N = 710) from seven US states responded to a survey measuring level of social support in a crisis, number of organizational memberships, frequency of personal assistance services, and evacuation preparedness. A hierarchical regression, controlling for degree of limitation from disability, shows that informal social support (β =.345), voluntary memberships (β =.106) and personal assistance frequency (β =.113) are statistically significant ( p <.01) predictors of preparedness (R =.383, R(2) =.148). Interventions that increase the levels of these supports increase disaster preparedness.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1536-710X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1536710X.2015.989561
ID  - ref1
ER  -