Association of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Physical Function, and Mental Health among Older Returnees after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design
2.2. Setting
2.3. Participants
2.4. Measured Items
2.5. Data Analysis
2.6. Ethical Considerations
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Item | Categories | n or Mean ± Standard Deviation |
---|---|---|
Age | 75.5 ± 7.4 | |
Sex | Male | 10 |
Female | 19 | |
Economic circumstance | Bad | 0 |
A little bad | 1 | |
Normal | 25 | |
Moderate | 3 | |
Good | 0 | |
Chronic disease history | Present/Absent | 19/10 |
Physical pain | Present/Absent | 18/11 |
Employment status | Employed/Not employed | 6/23 |
Frequency of outings | Once per month or more | 26 |
One to three times per month | 3 | |
Seldom or never | 0 | |
Mental health *1 | 17.3 ± 4.9 | |
Functional ability *2 | 17.4 ± 6.7 |
Total (n = 29) | Males (n = 10) | Females (n = 19) | |
---|---|---|---|
Technology usage | 2.2 ± 1.3 | 2.8 ± 1.3 | 1.9 ± 1.3 |
Information practice | 2.7 ± 1.0 | 2.4 ± 1.2 | 2.8 ± 1.0 |
Life management | 2.5 ± 0.9 | 2.5 ± 1.0 | 2.5 ± 1.0 |
Social engagement | 2.0 ± 1.5 | 1.8 ± 1.5 | 2.1 ± 1.4 |
Total | 9.4 ± 3.0 | 9.8 ± 3.0 | 9.2 ± 3.0 |
Males (n = 10) | Females (n = 19) | |||
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r (95%CI) | p | r (95%CI) | p | |
Age | 0.287 (–0.418–0.776) | 0.422 | –0.324 (–0.678–0.153) | 0.176 |
Mental health *1 | 0.753 (0.235–0.938) | 0.012 | –0.548 (0.125–0.803) | 0.015 |
Physical function *2 | –0.080 (–0.676–0.579) | 0.838 | –0.674 (0.317–0.864) | 0.004 |
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Moriyama, N.; Nishikawa, Y.; Hoshi, W.; Kuga, T.; Iwasa, H.; Murayama, T.; Itagaki, T.; Saito, Y.; Yasumura, S. Association of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Physical Function, and Mental Health among Older Returnees after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 11639. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111639
Moriyama N, Nishikawa Y, Hoshi W, Kuga T, Iwasa H, Murayama T, Itagaki T, Saito Y, Yasumura S. Association of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Physical Function, and Mental Health among Older Returnees after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(21):11639. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111639
Chicago/Turabian StyleMoriyama, Nobuaki, Yoshitaka Nishikawa, Wataru Hoshi, Tomomi Kuga, Hajime Iwasa, Tomoo Murayama, Tatsuya Itagaki, Yuta Saito, and Seiji Yasumura. 2021. "Association of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Physical Function, and Mental Health among Older Returnees after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 21: 11639. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111639