Extreme Heat and Hospitalization Among Older Persons With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias
This study found that extreme heat may pose a growing threat to older adults living with ADRD. This threat may be larger among Asian, Black, and Hispanic racial and ethnic groups. Clinicians should consider counseling patients living with ADRD on extreme heat risks, and policymakers should devise risk mitigation programs.
Authors
- Michelle Lee Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3965-1359)
- Thomas M. Gill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6450-0368)
- Danielle Braun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5177-8598)
- Antonella Zanobetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8170-4736)
- Lauren L. Mock
- Daniel Mork (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7924-0706)
- Scott Delaney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0813-018X)
- Angela Stegmuller
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Korea University (KR)
- Yale University (US)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.7719
- Citations
- 22
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 26.39