Impact of social participation activities after the Great East Japan Earthquake on social capital and self-rated health

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K20815
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Community health nursing
• Research Institution: Iwate Medical University
• Principal Investigator: SASAKI RYOHEI 岩手医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (70587914)
• Research Collaborator: TSUBOTA megumi ; TANNO kozo ; IWAMURO shinya ; ENDO ayako ; SATO saki
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: 東日本大震災 / ソーシャルネットワーク / 社会的孤立 / 社会参加活動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The 2011 and 2014 data of RIAS study participants was used in order to clarify the factors that affect social isolation and effect change in relation to social isolation. There were 4877 participants in the RIAS study conducted in Rikuzentakata-shi, Iwate Prefecture who were 18 years of age or older, of that number 2998 people who participated in both the 2011 and 2014 surveys and responded to the social isolation rating index were included in the analysis.The factors that were significantly associated with social isolation in 2014 were: living alone; difficult live circumstances; high blood pressure; psychological distress; low levels of physical activity; unhealthy diet; and suffering from social isolation in the 2011 study. This study suggests that preventative factors for social isolation are: activities associated with the alleviation of psychological distress; physical activity; and initiatives to support with a healthier diet.

Free Research Field

災害時の公衆衛生

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

東日本大震災被災地においては、被災から時間が経過してもなお社会的孤立状態にあることが確認されている。社会的孤立とその変化に影響を及ぼす要因を明らかにすることにより、中長期の時期における被災地での具体的な対策の必要性が確認され、今後さらに地域における社会参加活動状況とその健康面への影響を確認し続けることで、被災地、非被災地における健康増進、健康づくり対策を構築する上で役立つと考える。