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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

Association of Anxiety over Radiation Exposure and Acquisition of Knowledge Regarding Occupational Health Management in Operation Leader Candidates of Radioactivity Decontamination Workers in Fukushima, Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Tomoo Hidaka, Takeyasu Kakamu, Shota Endo, Hideaki Kasuga, Yusuke Masuishi, Tomohiro Kumagai, Sei Sato, Takuma Sasaki, Tetsuhito Fukushima

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Tomoo HidakaDepartment of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Fukushima Medical University; Fukushima 960-1247, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2987-4804
Takeyasu KakamuDepartment of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Fukushima Medical University; Fukushima 960-1247, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6920-8457
Shota EndoDepartment of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Fukushima Medical University; Fukushima 960-1247, Japan.
Hideaki KasugaDepartment of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Fukushima Medical University; Fukushima 960-1247, Japan.
Yusuke MasuishiDepartment of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Fukushima Medical University; Fukushima 960-1247, Japan.
Tomohiro KumagaiDepartment of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Fukushima Medical University; Fukushima 960-1247, Japan.
Sei SatoDepartment of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Fukushima Medical University; Fukushima 960-1247, Japan.
Takuma SasakiDepartment of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Fukushima Medical University; Fukushima 960-1247, Japan.
Tetsuhito FukushimaDepartment of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Fukushima Medical University; Fukushima 960-1247, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An operation leader (OL) of radioactivity decontamination workers is required by law to have accurate knowledge of occupational health management (OHM) such as working environment management, control of operations, and health management as a field supervisor in Japan. The purpose of the current study is to examine the association between anxiety over radiation exposure and the possession/acquisition of the OHM knowledge required for OLs. In this cross-sectional study, data were collected before and after training sessions held by Fukushima Prefecture Labor Standard Associations in Fukushima, Japan, in 2017. Eighty-seven males who completed the questionnaires were enrolled to this study. As a result, acquisition of knowledge of working environment management was significantly associated with an increase of anxiety over radiation exposure after the session comparing the situation before and after the session (knowledge possession; odds ratio = 4.489; 95% confidence interval = 1.216, 16.571). In conclusion, acquisition of accurate knowledge of how to manage working environment management was associated with anxiety over radiation exposure. Although acquisition of said knowledge may contribute to the reduction of physical health risks, it may increase mental health risks. Both mental health support for OLs with accurate knowledge and educational support for those without accurate knowledge are required.

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Fukushima Nuclear AccidentKnowledgeAdultAnxietyCross-Sectional StudiesDecontaminationHumansJapanLeadershipMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedOccupational ExposureOccupational HealthRadiation ExposureRadioactivitydisaster psychologyemployee educationFukushima Nuclear Power Plant accidentknowledge managementoccupational health managementoccupational mental health managementradioactivity decontamination workrisk perceptionwork safety

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PMID31905616
PMCPMC6982060

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