2020
Lessons from Hurricane Katrina for predicting the indirect health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic
Raker EJ, Zacher M, Lowe SR. Lessons from Hurricane Katrina for predicting the indirect health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 12595-12597. PMID: 32424085, PMCID: PMC7293707, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2006706117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical careCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicDisease 2019 pandemicIndirect health consequencesPublic health resourcesDisaster-related stressorsMedication useProspective studyLow-income mothersMedical conditionsHealth adversitiesHealth resourcesHealth consequencesCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicImmediate effectsCarePotential traumaLoved onesMedicationsPandemicMortalitySurvivorsTrauma
2013
Trajectories of Psychological Distress Among Low-Income, Female Survivors of Hurricane Katrina
Lowe SR, Rhodes JE. Trajectories of Psychological Distress Among Low-Income, Female Survivors of Hurricane Katrina. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2013, 83: 398-412. PMID: 23889030, PMCID: PMC3999519, DOI: 10.1111/ajop.12019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological distressLatent class growth analysisHurricane-related stressorsDistinct trajectory groupsAfrican American womenTime pointsSocioeconomic statusTrajectory group membershipFemale survivorsSignificant predictorsTrajectory groupsAmerican womenDegree of exposurePsychological outcomesLow incomeSocial supportDistressPsychological responsesPredisaster levelsLow levelsPet bereavement