TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Health effects of interventions to promote physical activity in survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake A longitudinal study
JO  - Nippon Koshu Eisei Zasshi
A1  - Tomata, Yasutake
A1  - Sato, Noriko
A1  - Kogure, Mana
A1  - Suto, Syoko
A1  - Imai, Yuki
A1  - Aoki, Hitomi
A1  - Sugiyama, Kemmyo
A1  - Suzuki, Reiko
A1  - Sugawara, Yumi
A1  - Watanabe, Takashi
A1  - Nagatomi, Ryoichi
A1  - Tsuji, Ichiro
SP  - 66
EP  - 72
VL  - 62
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVEs Interventions that promote physical activity to prevent psychological distress and disuse syndromes were carried out in disaster-stricken areas. However, the effect of these interventions to promote physical activity in disaster-stricken areas has not yet been fully clarified. The purpose of this study was to examine the health effects of promoting physical activity in a disaster-stricken area.<br><br>METHODS We conducted an exercise intervention as part of a health survey project among residents of Ishinomaki-city, Miyagi, Japan in 2012. To determine if changes in health condition differed between intervention participants and nonparticipants, health condition data from 81 participants were compared with data from 81 nonparticipants selected by propensity score matching. Factors including sex, age, original address (pre-quake), and six outcome variables (psychological distress [K6 score], subjective health status, sleep duration, sleep quality, frequency of outings, and time spent walking) were used for matching. A linear mixed model was used for statistical analysis.<br><br>RESULTS There were no significant differences in K6 score between participants and nonparticipants (P=0.913). Significant improvements were observed in subjective health status (P=0.011) and outing frequency (P=0.002), but not in other outcome variables.<br><br>CONCLUSION Subjective health status and outing frequency were significantly improved among participants of the exercise intervention. Exercise intervention may be an effective public health strategy in disaster-stricken areas.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0546-1766
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.11236/jph.62.2_66
ID  - ref1
ER  -