ArticleBMJ open2016
Association between psychological distress and dietary intake among evacuees after the Great East Japan Earthquake in a cross-sectional study: the Fukushima Health Management Survey.
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- Association between food intake frequency and psychological distress following the Great East Japan Earthquake: the Fukushima Health Management Survey FY 2012.BMC nutrition · 2025Article
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- Meal plans for meeting the reference values using food items available in shelters.BMC nutrition · 2023Article
- Longitudinal Trends in Blood Pressure Associated with The Changes in Living Environment Caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake: The Fukushima Health Management Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Bone fragility during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of macro- and micronutrients.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2023Review
- Post-Disaster Mental Health and Dietary Patterns among Older Survivors of an Earthquake and Tsunami.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2023Article
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- Loss of participation among evacuees aged 20-37 years in the disaster cohort study after the Great East Japan Earthquake.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Adherence to dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) diet in relation to psychological function in recovered COVID-19 patients: a case-control study.BMC nutrition · 2022Article
- Association between Dietary Diversity and Sociopsychological Factors and the Onset of Dyslipidemia after the Great East Japan Earthquake: Fukushima Health Management Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Impact of Evacuation on the Long-Term Trend of Metabolic Syndrome after the Great East Japan Earthquake.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Changes in the proportion of anemia among young women after the Great East Japan Earthquake: the Fukushima health management survey.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Relationship Between Risk of Hyper-Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterolemia and Evacuation After the Great East Japan Earthquake.Journal of epidemiology · 2022Article
- Supporting adolescents' mental health during COVID-19 by utilising lessons from the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake.Humanities & social sciences communications · 2022Review
- Long-Term, Community-based Approach for Affected People Having Problems With Mental Health and Lifestyle Issues After the 2011 Fukushima Disaster: the Fukushima Health Management Survey.Journal of epidemiology · 2022Article
- Revising "Nutritional Reference Values for Feeding at Evacuation Shelters" According to Nutrition Assistance by Public Health Dietitians Based on Past Major Natural Disasters in Japan: A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Relationship between physical activity/exercise habits and the frequency of new onset of lifestyle-related diseases after the Great East Japan Earthquake among residents in Fukushima: the Fukushima Health Management Survey.Journal of radiation research · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivePsychological distress is generally associated with poor dietary intake, but this has never been investigated among residents after a major disaster. We attempted to reveal the associations between dietary intake and non-specific mental health distress as well as traumatic symptoms among evacuees after the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011.
methodsIn this cross-sectional analysis of 63 047 evacuees (27 901 men, 35 146 women) who responded to The Fukushima Health Management Survey in 2012, non-specific mental health distress was assessed using the Kessler-6 (K6) scale, while traumatic symptoms were evaluated using the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist-Stressor-Specific Version (PCL-S). The outcome was 'low frequency'-meaning a daily consumption in the 25th centile or less according to the food frequency questionnaire (FFQ)-of 19 targeted food items. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate ORs and 95% CIs adjusted for demographic, lifestyle-related and disaster-related factors.
resultsOf the participants, 14.7% suffered non-specific mental health distress, and 21.2% exhibited traumatic symptoms. Multivariable adjusted logistic regression analysis showed that the former were likely to have a low intake frequency of certain foods, such as rice and bread, fish, meat, vegetables or fruit (non-juice), soya bean products, milk, and yogurt or lactobacillus drinks; the latter were also likely to have a low intake frequency of certain foods, including rice and bread, fish, meat, vegetables (non-juice), milk and yogurt or lactobacillus drinks, but conversely consumed vegetable and fruit juices more often. These associations between dietary intake and non-specific mental health distress, as well as traumatic symptoms, were predominantly observed in women.
conclusionsPsychological distress after the Great East Japan Earthquake among evacuees was associated with a low intake frequency of certain foods, and the association was predominantly observed in women.
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