scholarly journals Response to Article by Hideko Sato et al. Psychosocial Consequences Among Nurses in the Affected Area of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 and the Fukushima Complex Disaster: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Shiva Yousefian ◽  
Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh ◽  
Sanaz Sohrabizadeh
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Great East Japan Earthquake ◽  
Affected Area ◽  
Psychosocial Consequences

Psychosocial Consequences Among Nurses in the Affected Area of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 and the Fukushima Complex Disaster: A Qualitative Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (03) ◽  
pp. 519-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideko Sato ◽  
Teeranee Techasrivichien ◽  
Atsuko Omori ◽  
Masako Ono-Kihara ◽  
Masahiro Kihara
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Acute Stress ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Great East Japan Earthquake ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Psychosocial Consequences ◽  
Mutual Care ◽  
The Impact

AbstractObjectiveThe goal of this study was to assess the psychosocial consequences among nurses affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake in order to identify their coping strategies and explore possible countermeasures against complex disasters.MethodsIn 2012, we conducted a qualitative study and screened participants for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).ResultsThirty-eight nurses participated in this study. The result showed a relatively high proportion of probable PTSD (39%). Thirty-two conceptual codes emerged from the data and were grouped into 8 categories: “initial acute stress,” “acute stress turning chronic,” “chronic physical and mental fatigue,” “occupational stress,” “fear of the impact of radiation on children’s health,” “occupational satisfaction,” “positive influences of the disaster experiences,” and “impact of mutual care through interpersonal cognition.”ConclusionsThe study reveals that mutual care may have a positive impact in assisting recovery and enhancing the psychological well-being of nurses. We suggest that disaster management should take into consideration the conflict between professional and family responsibilities. In the light of the chronic impact of the nuclear crisis, enhanced support for interpersonal relationships and human resources, as well as appropriate safety precautions, is urgently needed to help affected nurses. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13:519-526)

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Suicide Rate Trends in the Tsunami-Disaster-Affected Area Following the Great East Japan Earthquake

Crisis ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masatsugu Orui ◽  
Suzuka Saeki ◽  
Yuki Kozakai ◽  
Shuichiro Harada ◽  
Mizuho Hayashi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Suicide Rate ◽  
Great East Japan Earthquake ◽  
Short Time Scale ◽  
Psychological Burden ◽  
Affected Area ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Miyagi Prefecture ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Background: People who experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) were expected to have additional levels of psychological burden resulting from the stressful conditions imposed during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic; consequently, suicide rates may increase. Aim: We aimed to carry out continuous monitoring of suicide rates in the affected area following the GEJE under COVID-19 pandemic conditions. Method: This descriptive study monitored the suicide rates of the coastal area of Miyagi Prefecture, where disaster-related mental health activities have been continuing following severe damage caused by the tsunami disaster. An exponential smoothing time-series analysis that converted suicide rates into a smooth trend was conducted. Results: Although the suicide rate in the affected area was higher than the national average in February 2020, it showed a declining trend during the COVID-19 pandemic, while showing an increase trend in the national and non-affected areas. Limitations: Uncertainty about the direct reasons for suicide and the short time-scale observation are the limitations of this study. Conclusion: Although the national suicide rate increased, this was not the case for the affected area. Our findings may provide important lessons for suicide prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic, which needs careful regional monitoring of the state of suicide and of high-risk approaches such as disaster-related mental health activities.

Psychosocial consequences of a reduced ability to eat for patients with cancer and their informal caregivers: A qualitative study

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 101838
Author(s):  
Nora Lize ◽  
Natasja Raijmakers ◽  
Rianne van Lieshout ◽  
Maggy Youssef-El Soud ◽  
Anouk van Limpt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Psychosocial Consequences

scholarly journals The Psychosocial Consequences of BOTOX Injections for Spasmodic Dysphonia: A Qualitative Study of Patients' Experiences

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn R. Baylor ◽  
Kathryn M. Yorkston ◽  
Tanya L. Eadie ◽  
Nicole C. Maronian
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Spasmodic Dysphonia ◽  
Psychosocial Consequences

Information Balance between Transmitters and Receivers Based on the Twitter after Great East Japan Earthquake

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahiro Moriya ◽  
Mina Ryoke
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Great East Japan Earthquake ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Objective Data ◽  
Affected Area ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Twitter Account ◽  
The Government

In this paper, Information Balance between supply and demand of information is considered. In general, differences between informational transmitter and receivers are often observed, and it is not so surprising in daily life. However, it would give serious influences for the receivers to make decisions about their next action in the emergency situations like disasters. In this paper, the government is assigned a role as the informational transmitter and the citizen have roles of the receivers. This paper is to find out supply and demand of information (“Information balance”) between government and citizens regarding Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant accident. Information from Government is picked up from tweets of @kantei saigai, official twitter account of Prime Minister’s Office, and total 56 accounts whose profiles have some relationship to the affected area are collected as receiver. According to several analysis performance, we found out following three points. 1) There were information imbalance between government and citizens related to the affected area, 2) citizens required not only objective data about radiation but also impact and countermeasure for that, 3) citizens covered that information imbalance by following media twitter accounts providing prefectural and specific information.

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