論文

査読有り
2020年6月1日

The Association between Utilization of Media Information and Current Health Anxiety Among the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster Evacuees

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Masatsugu Orui
  • ,
  • Chihiro Nakayama
  • ,
  • Yujiro Kuroda
  • ,
  • Nobuaki Moriyama
  • ,
  • Hajime Iwasa
  • ,
  • Teruko Horiuchi
  • ,
  • Takeo Nakayama
  • ,
  • Minoru Sugita
  • ,
  • Seiji Yasumura

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11
開始ページ
3921
終了ページ
3921
記述言語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.3390/ijerph17113921
出版者・発行元
MDPI AG

The 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima was not only a health disaster, but also an information disaster. Although media can promote health communication following disasters, studies have revealed associations between media information and negative psychological reactions. To clarify the relationship between media utilization and current health anxiety due to radiation exposure, a cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted in Fukushima. We selected 2000 subjects from evacuation (i.e., 500) and non-evacuation (i.e., 1500) areas by two-stage stratified random sampling. As the independent variable, participants were asked about current health anxiety due to radiation exposure at the time of answering the questionnaire. For utilization of media about radiation exposure, local media, national media, Internet media, public broadcasts, and public relations information from local government were set as the dependent variables. Questionnaire data were analyzed by evacuation type (i.e., forced/voluntary). In a multivariate logistic regression analysis, the use of public relations information was significantly associated with lower anxiety for the forced evacuees (odds ratio: 0.72; 95% confidence interval: 0.56–0.93). Our findings highlight the importance of public relations information from local government in terms of it being associated with lower current health anxiety, and this could potentially aid in preparing for future disasters.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17113921
URL
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/11/3921/pdf
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.3390/ijerph17113921
  • eISSN : 1660-4601

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