Six-year follow-up study of residential displacement and health outcomes following the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.

ABSTRACT: Studies examining the long-term health consequences of residential displacement following large-scale disasters remain sparse. Following the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, victims who lost their homes were resettled by two primary means: 1) group relocation to public housing or 2) individual relocation, in which victims moved into public housing by lottery or arranged for their own accommodation. Little is known about how the specific method of residential relocation affects survivors' health. We examined the association between residential relocation and long-term changes in mental and physical well-being. Our baseline assessment predated the disaster by 7 mo. Two follow-up surveys were conducted ∼2.5 y and 5.5 y after the disaster to ascertain the long-term association between housin

SUBMITTER: Hikichi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7812822 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature