Cross‐sectional study of social support and psychological distress among displaced earthquake survivors in Japan

ConclusionDifferences in age and sex were related to different sources of social support in relation to psychological distress. It is necessary to pay more attention to those who lost family members in the disaster, especially men aged less than 65 years. It may also be necessary to support survivors in making friends when they relocate to temporary housing, especially women aged 65 years or more.

Source: Japan Journal of Nursing Science - January 1, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Chie Teramoto, Atsushi Matsunaga, Satoko Nagata Tags: Original Article Source Type: research