| Title |
Concern over radiation exposure and psychological distress among rescue workers following the Great East Japan Earthquake Concern over radiation exposure and distress
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, March 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-12-249 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Yutaka Matsuoka, Daisuke Nishi, Naoki Nakaya, Toshimasa Sone, Hiroko Noguchi, Kei Hamazaki, Tomohito Hamazaki, Yuichi Koido |
| Abstract |
On March 11, 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami that followed caused severe damage along Japans northeastern coastline and to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. To date, there are few reports specifically examining psychological distress in rescue workers in Japan. Moreover, it is unclear to what extent concern over radiation exposure has caused psychological distress to such workers deployed in the disaster area. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2 | 29% |
| Unknown | 5 | 71% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 86% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 72 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 11 | 15% |
| Researcher | 10 | 14% |
| Other | 7 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 18 | 24% |
| Unknown | 16 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 20% |
| Psychology | 10 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 12% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 5% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 14 | 19% |
| Unknown | 19 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
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