Journal of Nursing & Care

Kazumi Kubota

Publications

• Research Article
  Health-Related Problems after the Great East Japan Earthquake: An Evaluation Based on the Annual Health Examination
  Author(s): Kazumi Kubota, Akiomi Inoue, Yoichi Shimizu, Satoko Kagata, Roseline Yong, Yoshiaki Hirama, Masaru Shiga and Takashi KawazoeKazumi Kubota, Akiomi Inoue, Yoichi Shimizu, Satoko Kagata, Roseline Yong, Yoshiaki Hirama, Masaru Shiga and Takashi Kawazoe
  
  Background: Study on the medium- to long-term effect of a great earthquake on health among the victims is limited. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the medium-term (i.e., three months) effect of the Great East Japan Earthquake (occurred on March 11, 2011) on health conditions (i.e., blood pressure, hemoglobin A1c [HbA1c], blood sugar, triglyceride, and total cholesterol) among the victims, by comparing with the control population. Methods: In June 2011, taking blood pressure and blood tests were conducted for a total of 159 victims who had stayed in the shelter located in the Tohoku region since the Great East Japan Earthquake. The same tests were conducted for a total of 1,048 control participants in Tokyo from October 2010 to December 2011. Analyses of covariance and multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted... Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000134

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