| Project/Area Number |
24659241
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Medical sociology
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| Research Institution | Nagasaki University |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKAMURA Noboru 長崎大学, 原爆後障害医療研究所, 教授 (30295068)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HAYASHIDA Naomi 長崎大学, 原爆後障害医療研究所, 講師 (00420638)
SHINKAWA Tetsuko 長崎大学, 医歯薬学総合研究科, 准教授 (30619482)
TAKAHASHI Jumpei 長崎大学, 国際連携研究戦略本部, 助教 (50574026)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
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| Keywords | チェルノブイリ / 放射線 / メンタルヘルス / リスクコミュニケーション / リスクマネージメント / 福島 / セミパラチンスク / 線量 / ストレス |
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| Research Abstract |
In order to step up and improve our understanding of how to approach the younger generation around Chernobyl, we screened mental health status among young adults born after the accident living in Gomel region, Belarus. We enrolled 697 medical students who were born after the accident. Participants were asked to answer to self-administered questionnaires including General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12).
GHQ-12 scores were 1.80 among all 697 subjects. When logistic regression analysis was performed with confounding factors, "economic situation" and "association of diseases and/or poor health condition with radiation exposure" was significantly associated with poor mental status. Our findings suggest that anxiety to radiation exposure among highly educated medical students in Gomel region who were born even after the accident affects to their poor mental health status.
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