Questionnaire Survey of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Workers in 2016 on Knowledge and Anxiety About Radiation

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  • HAYASHI Takuya
    Occupational Health Training Center, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan.
  • MAFUNE Kosuke
    Department of Occupational Medicine, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan.
  • MATSUDA Naoki
    Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University
  • HASEGAWA Arifumi
    Department of Radiation Disaster Medicine, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
  • KATO Takaaki
    Faculty of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu
  • KANDA Reiko
    National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
  • SHIMADA Yoshiya
    Institute of Environmental Sciences, National Institute of Radiological Sciences
  • SATOH Kenichi
    The Center for Data Science Education and Research, Shiga University
  • MORI Koji
    Department of Occupational Health Practice and Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan.
  • TATEISHI Seiichiro
    Department of Occupational Medicine, University Hospital, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan.
  • KOHZAKI Masaoki
    Department of Radiobiology and Hygiene Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan.
  • OKAZAKI Ryuji
    Department of Radiobiology and Hygiene Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan.

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  • 福島第一原発作業者に対する放射線知識と不安に関する質問調査
  • フクシマ ダイイチ ゲンパツ サギョウシャ ニ タイスル ホウシャセン チシキ ト フアン ニ カンスル シツモン チョウサ

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<p>The results of a survey of radiation workers suggest that they are worried about the effects of radiation exposure on health, and approximately 30% of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) workers have anxiety. This questionnaire survey reveals that the higher the frequency of radiation education, the higher the knowledge of radiation the workers will have, and that the higher the level of knowledge, the lower the anxiety. To reduce anxiety, it is important to increase knowledge about radiation through radiation education. However, even those workers who had radiation education several times still had anxiety. According to the Ordinance on the Prevention of Ionizing Radiation Hazards, the time spent on education about the effects of radiation on the human body is only about 30 minutes. This education is not enough to reduce anxiety. FDNPP workers needed more effective education to increase their knowledge and to reduce their anxiety.</p>

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  • Journal of UOEH

    Journal of UOEH 42 (4), 339-346, 2020-12-01

    University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

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