Winter Storm Uri, Mortality, and Health Care Use of Nursing Home Residents
In this cohort study of nursing home residents in Texas, power and water outages during Winter Storm Uri were associated with increased mortality but not ED visits or hospitalizations, highlighting the vulnerability of nursing home residents during extreme weather events.
Authors
- Brian Downer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5792-0527)
- Huiwen Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4033-0659)
- Alexandra Holland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2867-4870)
- Shuang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6512-5332)
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.4111
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.20
Funders
- National Institutes of Health