The effects of living environment on disaster workers: a one–year longitudinal study

The effects of living environment on disaster workers: a one–year longitudinal study

Abstract Background Defense Force workers engaged in disaster relief activities might suffer from strong psychological stress due to the tasks that they had been involved. We evaluated how living environments, work environments, and individual factors psychologically affect those who engaged in disa...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Masanori Nagamine, Nahoko Harada, Jun Shigemura, Kosuke Dobashi, Makiko Yoshiga, Naoki Esaki, Miyuki Tanaka, Masaaki Tanichi, Aihide Yoshino, Kunio Shimizu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-10-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Disaster workers
Great East Japan Earthquake
Post-traumatic stress response
Psychological distress
Risk factors
Living environment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-016-1058-4

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-016-1058-4

Similar Items