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Validation and reliability of the Care Vulnerability Index: A study by interrater agreement and test–retest method

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "Nursing Open"

DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1203

Abstract: The aim of this study is to determine the validity and reliability of the Care Vulnerability Index (CVI) as a tool to estimate the need and competence of care. read more here.

Keywords: care vulnerability; reliability care; vulnerability index; care ... See more keywords
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Internal and external validation of vulnerability indices: a case study of the Multivariate Nursing Home Vulnerability Index

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Natural Hazards"

DOI: 10.1007/s11069-019-03837-4

Abstract: As the frequency of natural disasters increases, there has been an emphasis on vulnerability index creation studies. In this study, we test the validity of vulnerability indices by examining a vulnerability index created for nursing… read more here.

Keywords: vulnerability index; index; nursing home; vulnerability ... See more keywords
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Local Extreme Heat Planning: an Interactive Tool to Examine a Heat Vulnerability Index for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Journal of Urban Health"

DOI: 10.1007/s11524-020-00443-9

Abstract: Exposure to extreme heat contributes to high morbidity and mortality relative to other climate hazards. The city of Philadelphia, PA is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of extreme heat, due to the urban heat island… read more here.

Keywords: heat; vulnerability index; extreme heat; heat vulnerability ... See more keywords
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COVID-19: District level vulnerability assessment in India

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health"

DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2020.08.017

Abstract: Objectives COVID-19 Pandemic has brought a threatening challenge to the world and as well as for Indian society and economy. In India, it has become a public health disaster and its intensity increasing continuously. For… read more here.

Keywords: vulnerability index; index; vulnerability; india ... See more keywords
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A Study of COVID-19 in the Wuhan, Beijing, Urumqi and Dalian Cities based on the Regional Disease Vulnerability Index

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recommendations! Published in 2021 at "Journal of Infection and Public Health"

DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.09.002

Abstract: Background Since the COVID-19 outbreak, four cities -- Wuhan, Beijing, Urumqi and Dalian -- have experienced the process from outbreak to stabilization. Geographic location, population density, population mobility and epidemic prevention measures show relatively large… read more here.

Keywords: vulnerability index; disease; vulnerability; regional vulnerability ... See more keywords
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Profiles in social vulnerability: The association of social determinants of health with postoperative surgical outcomes.

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recommendations! Published in 2021 at "Surgery"

DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2021.06.001

Abstract: BACKGROUND The association of different social vulnerability subthemes (ie, socioeconomic status, household composition and disability, minority status and language, and housing and transportation) with surgical outcomes remains poorly defined. The current study aimed to identify… read more here.

Keywords: vulnerability index; surgical outcomes; vulnerability; social vulnerability ... See more keywords
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Estimation of Integrated Flood Vulnerability Index for the Hilly Region of Uttarakhand, India

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste"

DOI: 10.1061/(asce)hz.2153-5515.0000540

Abstract: Abstract Uttarakhand, a Himalayan state in India, has more than 80% of its area in the hilly regions. Owing to its hilly nature, the state is suffering from different natural calamities such as fla... read more here.

Keywords: vulnerability index; flood vulnerability; index hilly; estimation integrated ... See more keywords
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Using the Vulnerability Index® to Assess the Health Needs of a Homeless Community

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "Journal of Community Health Nursing"

DOI: 10.1080/07370016.2018.1516422

Abstract: ABSTRACT Compiling a health needs profile of a difficult-to-reach population such as the homeless can be challenging, particularly when using a community-based participatory research approach. In this article, we describe our experience using the Vulnerability… read more here.

Keywords: health needs; vulnerability index; using vulnerability; community ... See more keywords
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Social Vulnerability Index: Barbados – A Case Study

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Coastal Management"

DOI: 10.1080/08920753.2020.1796193

Abstract: Abstract A Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) was developed for Barbados to identify geospatial variations in social vulnerability. The SVI focused on socioeconomic status, gender, age, special needs and property type - represented by eight variables… read more here.

Keywords: vulnerability index; barbados case; index barbados; vulnerability ... See more keywords
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A vulnerability index for COVID-19: spatial analysis at the subnational level in Kenya

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "BMJ Global Health"

DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003014

Abstract: Background Response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic calls for precision public health reflecting our improved understanding of who is the most vulnerable and their geographical location. We created three vulnerability indices to identify… read more here.

Keywords: vulnerability index; kenya; subcounties million; vulnerability ... See more keywords
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Revising NCEI’s Climate Extremes Index and the CDC’s Social Vulnerability Index to Analyze Climate Extremes Vulnerability across the United States

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society"

DOI: 10.1175/bams-d-19-0358.1

Abstract: The occurrence of extreme weather and climate events has increased in recent decades. This increasing frequency has adversely impacted economic and health outcomes, leading to an increasingly urgent need to study climate extremes. The National… read more here.

Keywords: vulnerability index; extremes index; climate; climate extremes ... See more keywords