Yamamoto Toshiya    Department   Undergraduate School  , School of Science and Technology    Position   Professor
Language	English
Publication Date	2017/03
Type	Academic Journal
Peer Review	Peer reviewed
Title	Living environment, health status, and perceived lack of social support among people living in temporary housing in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate, Japan, after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami: A cross- sectional study
Contribution Type	Co-authored (other than first author)
Journal	International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
Journal Type	Another Country
Volume, Issue, Page	21,pp.266-273
Author and coauthor	Kayako Sakisaka, Honami Yoshida, Kenzo Takahashi, Takashi Miyashiro, Toshiya Yamamoto, Masato Fujiga, Hidemi Kamiya, Norihiro Nihei, Junko Someno, Reiji Fujimuro, Kazuaki Matsumoto, Nobuko Nishina
Details	We therefore conducted a cross-sectional study using a self-administered, structured questionnaire distributed to all households living in temporary housing in Rikuzentakata in August 2013. More than one-third of the respondents said that their physical or mental health had deteriorated over the previous year. Younger people with more health complaints and living with more people had higher levels of distress. The major factors associated with a perceived lack of social support were having trouble with neighbours, difficulties providing care for a family member, higher levels of distress regarding living conditions, being younger, and being male . These findings suggest that life in temporary housing is quite stressful and could lead to deterioration in physical and mental health. The total level of QOL, however, was only slightly lower than the standard average. Focusing on the most vulnerable people placed in temporary housing after a major disaster is particularly important.