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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

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

Masatsugu Orui, Chihiro Nakayama, Nobuaki Moriyama, Masaharu Tsubokura, Kiyotaka Watanabe, Takeo Nakayama, Minoru Sugita, Seiji Yasumura

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Masatsugu OruiDepartment of Public Health, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4871-8455
Chihiro NakayamaDepartment of Public Health, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan.
Nobuaki MoriyamaDepartment of Public Health, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5292-9845
Masaharu TsubokuraDepartment of Radiation Health Management, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan.
Kiyotaka WatanabeDepartment of Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8606, Japan.
Takeo NakayamaDepartment of Health Informatics, School of Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
Minoru SugitaToho University, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan.
Seiji YasumuraDepartment of Public Health, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4715-2840

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backgroundthis 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.

methodsfor 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.

resultthere 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 (

conclusionsresidents with continuing/emerging strong radiation anxiety showed high psychological distress, which has been strengthened by higher post-traumatic stress.

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Fukushima Nuclear AccidentPsychological DistressStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticAnxietyCross-Sectional StudiesHumansJapanSleep QualityStress, PsychologicalanxietyFukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accidentmediapost-traumatic stresspsychological distress

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PMID34831804
PMCPMC8623122

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