Comparison of quality of life between elderly and non-elderly adult residents in Okuma town, Japan, in a post-disaster setting

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 18; no. 2; p. e0281678
• Main Authors: Hande, Varsha, Orita, Makiko, Matsunaga, Hitomi, Kashiwazaki, Yuya, Taira, Yasuyuki, Takamura, Noboru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 14.02.2023; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Auroral kilometric radiation; Cities; Comparative analysis; Demographics; Depth perception; Disasters; Earth Sciences; Electric utilities; Evacuation of civilians; Evacuations & rescues; Fukushima Nuclear Accident; Health aspects; Health care reform; Health promotion; Health risks; Health services; Households; Humans; Japan; Japan - epidemiology; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; Municipalities; Nuclear accidents; Nuclear accidents & safety; Nuclear energy; Nuclear power plants; Older people; People and Places; Quality of Life; Questionnaires; Radiation; Risk management; Risk perception; Risk reduction; Safety and security measures; Social aspects; Social Sciences; Surveys; Towns; Treated water; Water depth; Young Adult; Japan

With the growing elderly population who are susceptible to poor health, improvement of their quality of life is essential. In the post-disaster setting of the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant (FDNPP) accident, affected municipalities such as Okuma town commenced their recovery processes a...