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Table 3 Studies of the GEJE disaster and support workers

From: Mental health and psychological impacts from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster: a systematic literature review

Citation (reference no.)

Sample type (location)

n

Data collectiona

Findings

Risk factors of outcome(s)

Shigemura et al. [55, 56]

Nuclear plant workers (Fukushima)

1495

2–3 months

42.7 %, K6 ≥ 13

25.3 %, IES-R ≥ 25

Preexisting illness(es), discrimination/slurs, near-death experience, tsunami evacuation, major property loss, home evacuation

Dobashi et al. [50]

Defense personnel (Miyagi)

606

1 month post deployment

6.2 (±8.1), IES-R

12.8 (±4.4), K10

No identified factors

Matsuoka et al. [52]

Disaster Medical Assistant Team

426

1 month

4.0 %, K6 ≥ 13

21.4 %, CES-D ≥ 17

Concern over radiation exposure

Nishi et al. [54]

Disaster Medical Assistant Team

173

4 months

6.8 (±8.4), IES-R

PDI score and watching earthquake TV news reports ≥4 h/day

Nishi et al. [53]

Disaster Medical Assistant Team

172

Baseline and 12-week post-intervention

Fish oil attenuated posttraumatic stress symptoms among female

 

Fukasawa et al. [51]

Government workers (Miyagi)

4331

2 months

3.0 %, K6 ≥13 (group with less property damages)

5.9 %, K6 ≥ 13 (group with severe property damages)

Less damaged: working overtime (>100 h/mo. overtime), poor workplace communication

Severe damaged: handling residents’ complaints, poor workplace communication

Suzuki et al. [57]

Government workers (Miyagi)

3743

7 months

9.6 %, K6 ≥ 10

4.4 %, K6 ≥ 13

Not taking a non-work day each week

  1. GEJE Great East Japan Earthquake, K6 (K10) Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, IES-R impact of events-revised, CES-D Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, PDI peritraumatic distress inventory
  2. aCross-sectional studies unless otherwise noted