Evaluation of community salon for the evecuees from the Fukushima nuclear disaster

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24390507
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Community health/Gerontological nurisng
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University (2014); Fukushima Medical University (2012-2013)
• Principal Investigator: YUKI MICHIKO 北海道大学, 保健科学研究院, 教授 (20276661)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): FURUTO Junko 福島県立医科大学, 看護学部, 講師 (90709338) ; TAKASE Kanae 福島県立医科大学, 看護学部, 教授 (20455009)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 災害看護 / 福島原子力発電所事故 / 東日本大震災 / 高齢者 / コミュニティ / 支援者のための支援 / 地域看護学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This is a study regarding the evacuees from the Fukushima nuclear disaster that occurred in March 2011. After the disaster, a community salon was opened and run for 26 months in order to receive health support from public health nurses and registered nurses. The salon offered support for exchange between residents who had evacuated to city “A” in the Fukushima prefecture and its local residents. This salon facilitated assistance offered by nurses to residents for coping with the resulting stress on their minds and bodies from the disaster and various health-related problems. A health survey was conducted during that time period regarding the nurses and community staff who were responsible for evacuee support. This survey provided basic data on specific support that would be required to run the salon.

Free Research Field

高齢者看護学