Participant's demographic factors, educational history and mental health via anxiety with regard to questions about radiation after the FDNPS accident
| Variable | Unit | Anxiety (−) (n=269) (%) | Anxiety (+) (n=161) (%) | p Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Women/men | 262 (97.4)/7(2.6) | 154 (95.7)/7(4.3) | 0.32 |
| Age | <40 years old/≥40 years old | 77 (28.6)/192(71.4) | 87 (54.0)/74(46.0) | <0.001 |
| Working experience as a public health nurse | <10 years/≥10 years | 53 (19.7)/216(80.3) | 71 (44.1)/90(55.9) | <0.001 |
| Activity area | Hamadori/other area | 54 (20.1)/215(79.9) | 29 (18.0)/132(72.0) | 0.62 |
| Position in the workplace | Manager/staff | 88 (32.7)/181(67.3) | 31 (19.3)/130(80.7) | 0.003 |
| Occupation at the time of the accident | PHNs/others (nurses, students) | 230 (85.5)/39(14.5) | 100 (62.1)/61(37.9) | <0.001 |
| Did you have children aged ≤15 years at the time of the accident? | Yes | 110 (40.9) | 59 (36.6) | 0.42 |
| Education history in curriculum | Yes | 114 (42.4) | 80 (49.7) | 0.16 |
| Education history in seminar before the accident | Yes | 25 (9.3) | 12 (7.5) | 0.60 |
| Education history in seminar after the accident | Yes | 247 (91.8) | 140 (87.0) | 0.13 |
| Frequency of participation in seminars | Once/plural | 47(19.0)/200(81.0) | 42 (29.6)/98(70.4) | 0.02 |
| SOC-13 total points | Mean | 44.0 | 41.4 | 0.47 |
FDNPS, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station; PHN, public health nurses; SOC-13, Sense of Coherence-13.