Difficulties of fathers whose families evacuated voluntarily after the Fukushima nuclear disaster

Yoshioka‐Maeda, Kyoko; Kuroda, Mariko; Togari, Taisuke

doi:10.1111/nhs.12539

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“…The prevalence of mental disorders was high overall in Fukushima survivors [20]. Many residents were also subjected to home evacuation, displacement, relocation, work/school changes, and family separation [19,21]. In addition, they had raised concerns about the safety of food and water [22].…”

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Analysis of Necessary Support in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster Area

Harada

Ishikawa-Takata

Tsuboyama-Kasaoka

2020

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Altogether, 1588 dietitians were dispatched from the Japan Dietetic Association (JDA) to a disaster area for the first time on a nationwide scale following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Various studies have been conducted based on the activity reports, but the support that the disaster area requested was not documented. The purpose of this study is to identify the support that was needed in the disaster area. Therefore, we investigated the necessary support desired by dietitians who lived in the disaster areas. Questionnaires were sent to 1911 dietitians who were members of the JDA and lived in 3 affected prefectures in August 2012. In total, 435 dietitians (22.8%) completed the questionnaire. Among the questions on the questionnaire, we analyzed answers to the open-ended question: “Please write freely about the support that you wanted at the time of the disaster” (n = 332). Using qualitative descriptive analysis, we extracted data from the answers and categorized and labeled them into similar groups. These groups were divided into four categories: (1) “goods,” (2) “establishing a system in advance of a large-scale disaster,” (3) “information,” and (4) “human resources.” To provide “goods,” “information,” and “human resources” to the disaster area smoothly, it is important to plan a “system” in advance of large-scale disasters.

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Analysis of Necessary Support in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster Area

Harada

Ishikawa-Takata

Tsuboyama-Kasaoka

2020

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“…The difficulties and concerns of the self-evacuees were clarified by the fathers of the families who had chosen to evacuate voluntarily due to the FDNPS accident. It was reported that the fathers experienced a decline in both their physical and mental health because of the self-evacuation in their families [15]. Further, the process of self-evacuation in mothers with small children was clarified in a previous study.…”

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Negative Aspects of Self-Imposed Evacuation among Mothers of Small Children Following Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident

Matsunaga

2024

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This study clarified the negative aspects of the self-imposed evacuation of mothers of small children seeking to avoid radiation exposure from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident on 11 March 2011. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 27 mothers, employing open-ended inquiries based on an interview guide. Our analysis of their responses using the Ka-Wakita-Jiro (KJ) method categorized the results into eight distinct groups comprising 142 labels. These categories included continued anxiety about the health effects of radiation, differences in risk perception, changes in spousal relationships, the inability to make friends and find support, living as a single parent, financial concerns, the unfamiliar feel of the area to which they evacuated, and uncertainty about the future. Despite their hardships, the mothers continued their self-imposed evacuation to avoid radioactivity. Our findings underscore that their anxieties about radiation exposure persisted even after self-imposed evacuation, leading to deteriorated relationships with key individuals who would have been involved in raising their children. These results offer valuable insights into the challenges experienced by the indirect victims of the nuclear accident, such as the mothers of small children.

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“…Evacuees may nd it challenging if they cannot con de in family members. In many disasters, families evacuate together and continue their post-disaster lives toward recovery (10,11); however, in Fukushima prefecture, especially among the younger generation with children, there have been many cases of family separation, with only grandparents and fathers remaining in Fukushima owing to work, school, and radiation concerns (12,13). Nevertheless, few studies have reported the importance of con ding in family members during disasters in the context of the association with mental health conditions.…”

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Confiding in Family Members about Mental and Physical Problems Could Improve the Mental Health of Evacuees: The Fukushima Health Management Survey

Horikoshi,

Maeda,

Mizuki

et al. 2023

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Background After the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident in 2011, many victims experienced widespread evacuation away from their hometowns and family separation, affecting community social support. Affected individuals who have no one to communicate their concerns with could be at a high risk of psychological distress. Additionally, their families who provide guidance or encouragement are considered important sources of support. Therefore, we focused on evacuees confiding in family members and aimed to identify their relationship with psychological distress. Methods The study was a cross-sectional survey using a self-administered questionnaire for those aged ≥ 16 years. Poisson regression analysis was used to examine the association between psychological distress and having family members to confide in. Results The risk ratio (RR) by sex and age group was also examined. A regression analysis showed that the psychological distress of participants was significantly associated with having no family members to confide in, with an RR of 1.33 and a 95% confidence interval (CI) of 1.25–1.42. The RR by sex was 1.40 (95%CI:1.29–1.53) for women and 1.24 (95%CI:1.12–1.37) for men. Among the four age groups (16–25, 26–39, 40–64, and ≥ 65 years), RRs were generally higher in younger age groups (RR: 1.53, 1.88, 1.39, and 1.21; 95%CI: 1.12–2.07, 1.51–2.33, 1.25–1.54, and 1.10–1.33, respectively). Conclusion Among evacuees who had access to support, those who did not confide in their families were more likely to have mental health problems. Therefore, early identification of such high-risk individuals can help mitigate them.

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Difficulties of fathers whose families evacuated voluntarily after the Fukushima nuclear disaster

Cited by 6 publications

References 29 publications

Analysis of Necessary Support in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster Area

Analysis of Necessary Support in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster Area

Negative Aspects of Self-Imposed Evacuation among Mothers of Small Children Following Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident

Confiding in Family Members about Mental and Physical Problems Could Improve the Mental Health of Evacuees: The Fukushima Health Management Survey

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