Quality of Life and Intention to Return among Former Residents of Tomioka Town, Fukushima Prefecture 9 Years after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident
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We evaluated the association between health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) and intent to return home among former residents
of Tomioka Town, Fukushima Prefecture 9 years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident to support the recovery of the community after the accident. We conducted a questionnaire survey asking residents about their intention to return to their original home, risk perception for radiation exposure, HR-QOL using the HR-QOL Short Form 8 (SF-8), and sense of coherence using the Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC-13). Among the 1029 residents, a total of 138 (13%)
had already returned to Tomioka (group 1), 223 (22%) were undecided (group 2), and 668 (65%) had decided not to return (group 3).
Group 2 had poorer HR-QOL than groups 1 and 3, especially physical function, body pain, general health, social functioning,
and mental health. The ratio of residents with a better sense of coherence was significantly higher in group 1 than in groups 2 and 3. Our present study indicated poorer HR-QOL among residents who were undecided about returning home. It is necessary to provide a model for a multidisciplinary approach for the public during the recovery phase of a nuclear accident.
雑誌名
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
巻
17
号
18
ページ
6625
発行年
2020-09-11
出版者
MDPI
ISSN
16617827
EISSN
16604601
DOI
10.3390/ijerph17186625
権利
c 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open accessarticle distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution(CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(18), art.no.6625, ; 2020