Rachel M Thelen, Jill C Hormann, Rachel Uppgaard, Michael D Evans, Priscilla M Flynn
A comparison of simulation and traditional local anesthesia teaching methods among dental hygiene students
Journal of dental education
march 11 2011 magnitude 90 earthquake occurred japans pacific coast followed huge tsunamis destroyed many coastal cities area due earthquake subsequent tsunami malfunctions occurred fukushima daiichi fukushima nuclear power plant resulting release radioactive material region recent studies investigated effects events mental health adults region studies yet performed investigating similar effects among children study aims fill gap 1 assessing mental health elementary middle school children living within fukushima prefecture japan 2 identifying risk protective factors associated childrens mental health scores factors quantified using original demographics survey strengths difficulties questionnaire sdq impact event scalerevised iesr latter two previously validated japanese setting surveys distributed approximately 3650 elementary middle school students months february march 2012 data suggests children relocated city koriyama significantly higher sdq scores children native koriyama p 05 well control group lived outside fukushima prefecture p 01 using multivariate regression also found younger age parental trauma significantly correlated higher sdq scores p 001 gender displacement ones home exposure violence results suggest among children affected natural disasters younger children parents suffering traumarelated distress particularly vulnerable onset pediatric mental disturbances