Factors in Mental Health Problems among Japanese Dialysis Patients Living in Heavily Damaged Prefectures Two Years after the Great East Japan Earthquake
Table 1
Descriptive statistics of variables under investigationa.
Variable
Prevalence rate of PTSD
(%)
32.5
Prevalence rate of depression
(%)
10.4
Number of traumatic experiences resulting from the earthquake
Mean (SD)
2.217 (1.474)
Rate of experiencing life strains after the earthquake
(%)
36.1
Gender
Male (%)
42.7
Female (%)
57.3
Education (number of years)
Mean (SD)
12.042 (2.159)
Income (in units of one million yen)
Mean (SD)
2.027 (1.413)
Rate of experiencing depression prior to the earthquake
(%)
17.0
Rate of traumatic experiences prior to the earthquake
(%)
61.6
Levels of disability of ADL (activity of daily living) prior to the disaster
Mean (SD)
2.148 (1.176)
Levels of awareness of advanced planning
Mean (SD)
2.695 (1.421)
Social support
Mean (SD)
10.769 (1.909)
Age (years)
Mean (SD)
64.688 (10.670)
Period undergoing dialysis (number of years)
Mean (SD)
11.420 (8.280)
aNumbers were calculated by using 20 data sets for inputting estimated values instead of missing values N = 1,540.
