The longitudinal mental health impact of Fukushima nuclear disaster exposures and public criticism among power plant workers: the Fukushima NEWS Project study
| Autor: | Kunio Shimizu, Soichiro Nomura, Yoshitomo Takahashi, Evelyn J. Bromet, K. Kubota, Masanori Nagamine, Aihide Yoshino, Jun Shigemura, Takeshi Tanigawa, Nahoko Harada, Y. Tanisho, Masaaki Tanichi, Sho Takahashi, Yutaka Matsuoka, Daisuke Nishi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Adult
Male Disasters Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic Fight-or-flight response Disaster mental health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Japan Surveys and Questionnaires Environmental health Fukushima Nuclear Accident Humans Longitudinal Studies Applied Psychology Response rate (survey) general psychological distress Stressor Multilevel model Original Articles Middle Aged Great East Japan Earthquake Mental health 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Mental Health Fukushima daiichi Nuclear Power Plants Public Opinion Workforce Nuclear disaster Regression Analysis Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster post-traumatic stress disorder Female Psychology Prejudice Stress Psychological 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Event scale |
| Zdroj: | Psychological Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1469-8978 0033-2917 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s003329171600194x |
| Popis: | BackgroundThe Fukushima Daiichi and Daini Nuclear Power Plant workers experienced multiple stressors as both victims and onsite workers after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent nuclear accidents. Previous studies found that disaster-related exposures, including discrimination/slurs, were associated with their mental health. Their long-term impact has yet to be investigated.MethodA total of 968 plant workers (Daiichi, n = 571; Daini, n = 397) completed self-written questionnaires 2–3 months (time 1) and 14–15 months (time 2) after the disaster (response rate 55.0%). Sociodemographics, disaster-related experiences, and peritraumatic distress were assessed at time 1. At time 1 and time 2, general psychological distress (GPD) and post-traumatic stress response (PTSR) were measured, respectively, using the K6 scale and Impact of Event Scale Revised. We examined multivariate covariates of time 2 GPD and PTSR, adjusting for autocorrelations in the hierarchical multiple regression analyses.ResultsHigher GPD at time 2 was predicted by higher GPD at time 1 (β = 0.491, p < 0.001) and discrimination/slurs experiences at time 1 (β = 0.065, p = 0.025, adjusted R2 = 0.24). Higher PTSR at time 2 was predicted with higher PTSR at time 1 (β = 0.548, p < 0.001), higher age (β = 0.085, p = 0.005), and discrimination/slurs experiences at time 1 (β = 0.079, p = 0.003, adjusted R2 = 0.36).ConclusionsHigher GPD at time 2 was predicted by higher GPD and discrimination/slurs experience at time 1. Higher PTSR at time 2 was predicted by higher PTSR, higher age, and discrimination/slurs experience at time 1. |
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