Those Who Have Continuing Radiation Anxiety Show High Psychological Distress in Cases of High Post-Traumatic Stress: The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Background: this cross-sectional study aimed to clarify the associations among media utilization, lifestyles, and the strong radiation anxiety that has persisted 9 years after the 2011 nuclear accident. Moreover, the relationships among psychological distress, post-traumatic stress, and strong radia...

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Autores principales:	Masatsugu Orui, Chihiro Nakayama, Nobuaki Moriyama, Masaharu Tsubokura, Kiyotaka Watanabe, Takeo Nakayama, Minoru Sugita, Seiji Yasumura
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	psychological distress post-traumatic stress anxiety media Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:140377c1a8334c789999dfcd986726502021-11-25T17:50:38ZThose Who Have Continuing Radiation Anxiety Show High Psychological Distress in Cases of High Post-Traumatic Stress: The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster10.3390/ijerph1822120481660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/140377c1a8334c789999dfcd986726502021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/12048https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Background: this cross-sectional study aimed to clarify the associations among media utilization, lifestyles, and the strong radiation anxiety that has persisted 9 years after the 2011 nuclear accident. Moreover, the relationships among psychological distress, post-traumatic stress, and strong radiation anxiety were examined. Methods: for the multivariate regression analysis, the independent variables were radiation anxiety at the time of the accident and the current status, categorized as “continuing/emerging strong radiation anxiety”. Media utilization (local, national, internet, and public broadcasts, and public relations information) and lifestyle variables (sleep quality, regular exercise, and drinking habits) were set as the dependent variables. Moreover, the psychological distress of residents with continuing/emerging strong radiation anxiety was examined by an analysis of covariance stratified by post-traumatic stress. Result: there was no significant association between lifestyle variables and media utilization, except for local media (OR: 0.435, 95% CI: 0.21–0.90). Conversely, significantly high psychological distress was confirmed among residents with continuing/emerging radiation anxiety. The K6 score, representing psychological distress, for those with higher post-traumatic stress was 12.63; for those with lower post-traumatic stress, it was 5.13 (<i>p</i> = 0.004). Conclusions: residents with continuing/emerging strong radiation anxiety showed high psychological distress, which has been strengthened by higher post-traumatic stress.Masatsugu OruiChihiro NakayamaNobuaki MoriyamaMasaharu TsubokuraKiyotaka WatanabeTakeo NakayamaMinoru SugitaSeiji YasumuraMDPI AGarticlepsychological distresspost-traumatic stressanxietymediaFukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accidentMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 12048, p 12048 (2021)
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topic	psychological distress post-traumatic stress anxiety media Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident Medicine R
spellingShingle	psychological distress post-traumatic stress anxiety media Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident Medicine R Masatsugu Orui Chihiro Nakayama Nobuaki Moriyama Masaharu Tsubokura Kiyotaka Watanabe Takeo Nakayama Minoru Sugita Seiji Yasumura Those Who Have Continuing Radiation Anxiety Show High Psychological Distress in Cases of High Post-Traumatic Stress: The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
description	Background: this cross-sectional study aimed to clarify the associations among media utilization, lifestyles, and the strong radiation anxiety that has persisted 9 years after the 2011 nuclear accident. Moreover, the relationships among psychological distress, post-traumatic stress, and strong radiation anxiety were examined. Methods: for the multivariate regression analysis, the independent variables were radiation anxiety at the time of the accident and the current status, categorized as “continuing/emerging strong radiation anxiety”. Media utilization (local, national, internet, and public broadcasts, and public relations information) and lifestyle variables (sleep quality, regular exercise, and drinking habits) were set as the dependent variables. Moreover, the psychological distress of residents with continuing/emerging strong radiation anxiety was examined by an analysis of covariance stratified by post-traumatic stress. Result: there was no significant association between lifestyle variables and media utilization, except for local media (OR: 0.435, 95% CI: 0.21–0.90). Conversely, significantly high psychological distress was confirmed among residents with continuing/emerging radiation anxiety. The K6 score, representing psychological distress, for those with higher post-traumatic stress was 12.63; for those with lower post-traumatic stress, it was 5.13 (<i>p</i> = 0.004). Conclusions: residents with continuing/emerging strong radiation anxiety showed high psychological distress, which has been strengthened by higher post-traumatic stress.
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author	Masatsugu Orui Chihiro Nakayama Nobuaki Moriyama Masaharu Tsubokura Kiyotaka Watanabe Takeo Nakayama Minoru Sugita Seiji Yasumura
author_facet	Masatsugu Orui Chihiro Nakayama Nobuaki Moriyama Masaharu Tsubokura Kiyotaka Watanabe Takeo Nakayama Minoru Sugita Seiji Yasumura
author_sort	Masatsugu Orui
title	Those Who Have Continuing Radiation Anxiety Show High Psychological Distress in Cases of High Post-Traumatic Stress: The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
title_short	Those Who Have Continuing Radiation Anxiety Show High Psychological Distress in Cases of High Post-Traumatic Stress: The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
title_full	Those Who Have Continuing Radiation Anxiety Show High Psychological Distress in Cases of High Post-Traumatic Stress: The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
title_fullStr	Those Who Have Continuing Radiation Anxiety Show High Psychological Distress in Cases of High Post-Traumatic Stress: The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
title_full_unstemmed	Those Who Have Continuing Radiation Anxiety Show High Psychological Distress in Cases of High Post-Traumatic Stress: The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
title_sort	those who have continuing radiation anxiety show high psychological distress in cases of high post-traumatic stress: the fukushima nuclear disaster
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/140377c1a8334c789999dfcd98672650
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Those Who Have Continuing Radiation Anxiety Show High Psychological Distress in Cases of High Post-Traumatic Stress: The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

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