Open AccessChanges of Posttraumatic Stress Responses in Evacuated Residents and Their Related Factors
Author(s) -
Misari Oe,
Hideto Takahashi,
Masaharu Maeda,
Mayumi Harigane,
Senta Fujii,
Itaru Miura,
Masato Nagai,
Hirooki Yabe,
Tetsuya Ohira,
Yuriko Suzuki,
Seiji Yasumura,
Masafumi Abe
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.572
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1941-2479
pISSN - 1010-5395
DOI - 10.1177/1010539516680733
Subject(s) - logistic regression , posttraumatic stress , odds ratio , odds , laughter , mental health , clinical psychology , psychological stress , psychology , medicine , demography , psychiatry , sociology , neuroscience
The longitudinal posttraumatic stress responses and resilient factors after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant are yet unknown. Here we attempted to quantify the patterns of the course of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and we explored the factors associated with psychological recovery. The subjects were 12 371 residents in the municipalities categorized as the forced evacuated area. We categorized the subjects’ PTSD symptoms into 4 groups: Chronic, Resistant, Recovered, and Non-recovered. We applied a logistic regression to clarify the factors related to psychological recovery. We observed that laughter showed significant odds ratio in the Recovered group and the Resistant group. Meanwhile, elderly residents and those with poor living circumstances showed significant odds ratios for the Recovered group and the Resistant group. Laughter in daily life was associated with the psychological health in the evacuation area.
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