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    Murakami, Aya Sasaki, Hiroyuki Pascapurnama, Dyshelly Nurkartika and Egawa, Shinichi 2017. Noncommunicable Diseases After the Great East Japan Earthquake: Systematic Review, 2011–2016. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, p. 1.
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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Post-Traumatic Stress Reaction Among Resident Survivors of the Tsunami That Followed the Great East Japan Earthquake, March 11, 2011

  • Chieko Matsubara (a1), Hitoshi Murakami (a1), Koubun Imai (a2), Tetsuya Mizoue (a3), Hidechika Akashi (a1), Chiaki Miyoshi (a1) and Tamotsu Nakasa (a1)...
Abstract
Objective

The Great East Japan Earthquake triggered a massive tsunami that devastated the coasts of northern Japan on March 11, 2011. Despite the large number of “resident survivors,” who have continued to reside on the upper floors of damaged houses, few studies have examined the mental health of these residents. We explored the prevalence and risk factors of post-traumatic stress reaction (PTSR) among resident survivors.

 Methods

A cross-sectional household screening for health support needs was conducted among resident survivors in Higashi-Matsushima city, Miyagi, 2 to 4 months after the tsunami. Questions assessing PTSR were included in the screening interviews.

 Results

Of 5103 resident survivors, 5.7% experienced PTSR. PTSR risk factors, identified via regression analysis, differed according to the height of house flooding. When house flooding remained below the ground floor, PTSR was significantly associated with being female and regular psychotropic medication intake. These 2 factors in addition to being middle-aged or elderly and living alone were also risk factors when flood levels were above the ground floor.

 Conclusions

Following the tsunami, PTSR was found in a considerable number of resident survivors. Attention and support for people who use psychiatric medication, their families, and people living alone are suggested as possible directions for public health strategies. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2016;page 1 of 8)
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Correspondence and reprint requests to Chieko Matsubara, Bureau of International Medical Cooperation, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan (e-mail: c-matsubara@it.ncgm.go.jp).
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