Impact of type of reconstructed residence on social participation and mental health of population displaced by disasters

Abstract After disasters, people are often forced to reconstruct or move to new residences. This study aimed to reveal the association between the types of reconstructed residences and psychosocial or psychiatric conditions among the population. A total of 1071 adult residents in a coastal town, who...

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Autores principales: Tomomi Suzuki, Tetsuya Akaishi, Harumi Nemoto, Yusuke Utsumi, Moe Seto, Hitomi Usukura, Yasuto Kunii, Yumi Sugawara, Naoki Nakaya, Tomohiro Nakamura, Naho Tsuchiya, Akira Narita, Mana Kogure, Atsushi Hozawa, Ichiro Tsuji, Tadashi Ishii, Hiroaki Tomita
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:47a0a1c2c034465ea2e676d6b2b3a5822021-11-08T10:56:22ZImpact of type of reconstructed residence on social participation and mental health of population displaced by disasters10.1038/s41598-021-00913-32045-2322https://doaj.org/article/47a0a1c2c034465ea2e676d6b2b3a5822021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00913-3https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract After disasters, people are often forced to reconstruct or move to new residences. This study aimed to reveal the association between the types of reconstructed residences and psychosocial or psychiatric conditions among the population. A total of 1071 adult residents in a coastal town, whose houses were destroyed by the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake, enrolled in the study five years after the disaster. The type of reconstructed post-disaster residences (reconstructed on the same site/disaster-recovery public condominium/mass-translocation to higher ground/privately moving to remote areas) and the current psychosocial indicators were investigated. The results revealed that individuals living in public condominiums showed significantly worse scores on the Lubben Social Network Scale-6 (p < 0.0001) and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (p < 0.0001), and slightly worse scores on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (p = 0.035) and the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (p = 0.028). Lower psychosocial indicator scores in the public condominium group were more remarkable in younger adults aged < 65 years. Insomnia evaluated using the Athens Insomnia Scale was not different among the four residential types. In summary, residents moving into disaster-recovery public condominiums are likely to have less social interaction, be more depressed, and may need additional interventions.Tomomi SuzukiTetsuya AkaishiHarumi NemotoYusuke UtsumiMoe SetoHitomi UsukuraYasuto KuniiYumi SugawaraNaoki NakayaTomohiro NakamuraNaho TsuchiyaAkira NaritaMana KogureAtsushi HozawaIchiro TsujiTadashi IshiiHiroaki TomitaNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
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Tomomi Suzuki
Tetsuya Akaishi
Harumi Nemoto
Yusuke Utsumi
Moe Seto
Hitomi Usukura
Yasuto Kunii
Yumi Sugawara
Naoki Nakaya
Tomohiro Nakamura
Naho Tsuchiya
Akira Narita
Mana Kogure
Atsushi Hozawa
Ichiro Tsuji
Tadashi Ishii
Hiroaki Tomita
Impact of type of reconstructed residence on social participation and mental health of population displaced by disasters
description Abstract After disasters, people are often forced to reconstruct or move to new residences. This study aimed to reveal the association between the types of reconstructed residences and psychosocial or psychiatric conditions among the population. A total of 1071 adult residents in a coastal town, whose houses were destroyed by the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake, enrolled in the study five years after the disaster. The type of reconstructed post-disaster residences (reconstructed on the same site/disaster-recovery public condominium/mass-translocation to higher ground/privately moving to remote areas) and the current psychosocial indicators were investigated. The results revealed that individuals living in public condominiums showed significantly worse scores on the Lubben Social Network Scale-6 (p < 0.0001) and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (p < 0.0001), and slightly worse scores on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (p = 0.035) and the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (p = 0.028). Lower psychosocial indicator scores in the public condominium group were more remarkable in younger adults aged < 65 years. Insomnia evaluated using the Athens Insomnia Scale was not different among the four residential types. In summary, residents moving into disaster-recovery public condominiums are likely to have less social interaction, be more depressed, and may need additional interventions.
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author Tomomi Suzuki
Tetsuya Akaishi
Harumi Nemoto
Yusuke Utsumi
Moe Seto
Hitomi Usukura
Yasuto Kunii
Yumi Sugawara
Naoki Nakaya
Tomohiro Nakamura
Naho Tsuchiya
Akira Narita
Mana Kogure
Atsushi Hozawa
Ichiro Tsuji
Tadashi Ishii
Hiroaki Tomita
author_facet Tomomi Suzuki
Tetsuya Akaishi
Harumi Nemoto
Yusuke Utsumi
Moe Seto
Hitomi Usukura
Yasuto Kunii
Yumi Sugawara
Naoki Nakaya
Tomohiro Nakamura
Naho Tsuchiya
Akira Narita
Mana Kogure
Atsushi Hozawa
Ichiro Tsuji
Tadashi Ishii
Hiroaki Tomita
author_sort Tomomi Suzuki
title Impact of type of reconstructed residence on social participation and mental health of population displaced by disasters
title_short Impact of type of reconstructed residence on social participation and mental health of population displaced by disasters
title_full Impact of type of reconstructed residence on social participation and mental health of population displaced by disasters
title_fullStr Impact of type of reconstructed residence on social participation and mental health of population displaced by disasters
title_full_unstemmed Impact of type of reconstructed residence on social participation and mental health of population displaced by disasters
title_sort impact of type of reconstructed residence on social participation and mental health of population displaced by disasters
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publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/47a0a1c2c034465ea2e676d6b2b3a582
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