Suboptimal diabetic control and psychological burden after the triple disaster in Japan: the Fukushima Health Management Survey.
Hiroyuki HiraiKanako OkazakiTetsuya OhiraMasaharu MaedaAkira SakaiHironori NakanoFumikazu HayashiMasanori NagaoMayumi HariganeAtsushi TakahashiHiromasa OhiraJunichiro James KazamaMitsuaki HosoyaHirooki YabeYuriko SuzukiSeiji YasumuraHitoshi OhtoKenji KamiyaMichio ShimabukuroPublished in: BMJ open diabetes research & care (2021)
After the triple disaster, non-specific mental health distress was associated with suboptimal diabetic control. Thus, patients with diabetes, especially those with suboptimal diabetic control, may be vulnerable to postdisaster psychological burden.