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Tailoring Digital Tools to Address the Radiation and Health Information Needs of Returnees after a Nuclear Accident
Digital tools are increasingly used for health promotion, but their utility during recovery from a nuclear disaster has yet to be established. This study analysed differences in knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) toward digital tools for radiation protection and health promotion, and preference...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8656648/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34886431 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312704 |
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author | Ohba, Takashi Goto, Aya Yumiya, Yui Murakami, Michio Nakano, Hironori Honda, Kaori Nollet, Kenneth E. Schneider, Thierry Tanigawa, Koichi |
author_facet | Ohba, Takashi Goto, Aya Yumiya, Yui Murakami, Michio Nakano, Hironori Honda, Kaori Nollet, Kenneth E. Schneider, Thierry Tanigawa, Koichi |
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description | Digital tools are increasingly used for health promotion, but their utility during recovery from a nuclear disaster has yet to be established. This study analysed differences in knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) toward digital tools for radiation protection and health promotion, and preferences for specific application functions, among cohorts living within and outside areas affected by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station (FDNPS) accident. A needs assessment was conducted by internet survey, and responses from those affected (N = 86) and not affected (N = 253) were compared and quantified by an adjusted odds ratio (aOR), using logistic regression analyses. KAP toward the radiation-related application in the affected group had an aOR of 1.95 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.12–3.38) for knowledge, and 5.71 (CI = 2.55–12.8) for practice. Conversely, toward the health-related application, the aOR of the affected group was 0.50 (CI = 0.29–0.86). The preference in the affected group was significantly lower for two application functions related to radiation measurement and two health-related functions (one about the effects of radiation in general and another about personal health advice in general): aOR range 0.43–0.50. Development of specific applications incorporating the findings from this survey was intended to foster a locally appropriate eHealth environment during recovery from the FDNPS accident. |
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spelling | pubmed-86566482021-12-10 Tailoring Digital Tools to Address the Radiation and Health Information Needs of Returnees after a Nuclear Accident Ohba, Takashi Goto, Aya Yumiya, Yui Murakami, Michio Nakano, Hironori Honda, Kaori Nollet, Kenneth E. Schneider, Thierry Tanigawa, Koichi Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Digital tools are increasingly used for health promotion, but their utility during recovery from a nuclear disaster has yet to be established. This study analysed differences in knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) toward digital tools for radiation protection and health promotion, and preferences for specific application functions, among cohorts living within and outside areas affected by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station (FDNPS) accident. A needs assessment was conducted by internet survey, and responses from those affected (N = 86) and not affected (N = 253) were compared and quantified by an adjusted odds ratio (aOR), using logistic regression analyses. KAP toward the radiation-related application in the affected group had an aOR of 1.95 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.12–3.38) for knowledge, and 5.71 (CI = 2.55–12.8) for practice. Conversely, toward the health-related application, the aOR of the affected group was 0.50 (CI = 0.29–0.86). The preference in the affected group was significantly lower for two application functions related to radiation measurement and two health-related functions (one about the effects of radiation in general and another about personal health advice in general): aOR range 0.43–0.50. Development of specific applications incorporating the findings from this survey was intended to foster a locally appropriate eHealth environment during recovery from the FDNPS accident. MDPI 2021-12-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8656648/ /pubmed/34886431 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312704 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ohba, Takashi Goto, Aya Yumiya, Yui Murakami, Michio Nakano, Hironori Honda, Kaori Nollet, Kenneth E. Schneider, Thierry Tanigawa, Koichi Tailoring Digital Tools to Address the Radiation and Health Information Needs of Returnees after a Nuclear Accident |
title | Tailoring Digital Tools to Address the Radiation and Health Information Needs of Returnees after a Nuclear Accident |
title_full | Tailoring Digital Tools to Address the Radiation and Health Information Needs of Returnees after a Nuclear Accident |
title_fullStr | Tailoring Digital Tools to Address the Radiation and Health Information Needs of Returnees after a Nuclear Accident |
title_full_unstemmed | Tailoring Digital Tools to Address the Radiation and Health Information Needs of Returnees after a Nuclear Accident |
title_short | Tailoring Digital Tools to Address the Radiation and Health Information Needs of Returnees after a Nuclear Accident |
title_sort | tailoring digital tools to address the radiation and health information needs of returnees after a nuclear accident |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8656648/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34886431 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312704 |
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