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...
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| author | Masanori Nagamine Nahoko Harada Jun Shigemura Kosuke Dobashi Makiko Yoshiga Naoki Esaki Miyuki Tanaka Masaaki Tanichi Aihide Yoshino Kunio Shimizu |
| author_facet | Masanori Nagamine Nahoko Harada Jun Shigemura Kosuke Dobashi Makiko Yoshiga Naoki Esaki Miyuki Tanaka Masaaki Tanichi Aihide Yoshino Kunio Shimizu |
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| description | 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 disaster relief activities. Method Data generated with 1506 personnel engaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake relief activity were analyzed. Those who scored ≥25 points on the Impact of Events Scale-Revised and the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) were allocated into the high post-traumatic stress response (high-PTSR) group, and the high general psychological distress (high-GPD) group, respectively. Results The multiple logistic regression analysis extracted living environment (camping within the shelter sites) as the significant risk factor for both high-PTSR (OR = 3.39, 95 % CI 2.04–5.64, p < 0.001) and high-GPD (OR = 3.35, 95 % CI 1.77–6.34, p < 0.001) groups. Conclusion It is desirable for disaster workers to have a living environment in which they can keep an appropriate distance from the victims. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e33906535810410aacd0843ce7c9e0432022-12-21T18:14:44ZengBMCBMC Psychiatry1471-244X2016-10-011611710.1186/s12888-016-1058-4The effects of living environment on disaster workers: a one–year longitudinal studyMasanori Nagamine0Nahoko Harada1Jun Shigemura2Kosuke Dobashi3Makiko Yoshiga4Naoki Esaki5Miyuki Tanaka6Masaaki Tanichi7Aihide Yoshino8Kunio Shimizu9Division of Behavioral Science, National Defense Medical College Research InstituteDepartment of Nursing Science of Community Health Care System, Tohoku University School of Health SciencesDepartment of Psychiatry, National Defense Medical CollegeCamp Kokura, Japan Ground Self-Defense ForceCamp Beppu, Japan Ground Self-Defense ForceCamp Kurume, Japan Ground Self-Defense ForceCamp Omura, Japan Ground Self-Defense ForceDepartment of Psychiatry, National Defense Medical CollegeDepartment of Psychiatry, National Defense Medical CollegeDivision of Behavioral Science, National Defense Medical College Research InstituteAbstract 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 disaster relief activities. Method Data generated with 1506 personnel engaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake relief activity were analyzed. Those who scored ≥25 points on the Impact of Events Scale-Revised and the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) were allocated into the high post-traumatic stress response (high-PTSR) group, and the high general psychological distress (high-GPD) group, respectively. Results The multiple logistic regression analysis extracted living environment (camping within the shelter sites) as the significant risk factor for both high-PTSR (OR = 3.39, 95 % CI 2.04–5.64, p < 0.001) and high-GPD (OR = 3.35, 95 % CI 1.77–6.34, p < 0.001) groups. Conclusion It is desirable for disaster workers to have a living environment in which they can keep an appropriate distance from the victims.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-016-1058-4Disaster workersGreat East Japan EarthquakePost-traumatic stress responsePsychological distressRisk factorsLiving environment |
| spellingShingle | Masanori Nagamine Nahoko Harada Jun Shigemura Kosuke Dobashi Makiko Yoshiga Naoki Esaki Miyuki Tanaka Masaaki Tanichi Aihide Yoshino Kunio Shimizu The effects of living environment on disaster workers: a one–year longitudinal study BMC Psychiatry Disaster workers Great East Japan Earthquake Post-traumatic stress response Psychological distress Risk factors Living environment |
| title | The effects of living environment on disaster workers: a one–year longitudinal study |
| title_full | The effects of living environment on disaster workers: a one–year longitudinal study |
| title_fullStr | The effects of living environment on disaster workers: a one–year longitudinal study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effects of living environment on disaster workers: a one–year longitudinal study |
| title_short | The effects of living environment on disaster workers: a one–year longitudinal study |
| title_sort | effects of living environment on disaster workers a one year longitudinal study |
| topic | Disaster workers Great East Japan Earthquake Post-traumatic stress response Psychological distress Risk factors Living environment |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-016-1058-4 |
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