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. 2024 Jan 18;14(1):1558.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-52121-4.

Establishment of a post-disaster healthcare information booklet for the Turkey-Syrian earthquake, based on past disasters

Junko Okuyama  1   2 , Shuji Seto  3   4 , Yu Fukuda  5 , Yoshimi Suzukamo  6 , Tatsuma Okazaki  7 , Yoshihito Furusawa  6 , Shin-Ichi Izumi  6 , Kiyoshi Ito  8 , Fumihiko Imamura  9   4
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Establishment of a post-disaster healthcare information booklet for the Turkey-Syrian earthquake, based on past disasters

Junko Okuyama et al. Sci Rep. .

Abstract

The scientific evidence based on experiences with past disasters points to the possibility of the occurrence of future mental health issues among those who were affected by the recent Turkey-Syria earthquake. However, post-disaster care information on factors that could give rise to mental health issues among those affected have yet to be provided. In March 2011, Tohoku University compiled and published a booklet with post-disaster healthcare information based on the experiences with the Great East Japan Earthquake. This study aimed to promote the introduction and use of this booklet for post-disaster care in Turkey and Syria by presenting the results of a satisfaction survey conducted with relevant Japanese organizations about the booklet. A total of 505 Japanese organizations participated in the satisfaction survey of, and evaluated, the booklet. The results indicated the need to consider the ease of understanding for the general public when providing information on post-disaster care through booklets. We hope that this study leads to the appropriate provision of easy-to-understand, post-disaster healthcare information to the victims of the Turkey-Syria earthquake and future disasters.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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Figure 1
Booklets or leaflets to support victims affected by disaster. A search on PubMed (March 26, 2023) was conducted to identify past studies on booklets or leaflets used to contribute to post-disaster care. From right to left, the figure shows the name of the booklet/leaflet, its purpose, the disaster on which it was based, and the authorship information of the relevant article.
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Figure 2
List of recent disasters in Japan. This figure shows the major natural disasters that have occurred in Japan since the Great East Japan Earthquake by year of occurrence. (A) Japan’s natural disasters by year. (B) Demographics of the disasters.
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Figure 3
(A) Number of survey forms distributed to each prefecture and natural disaster damage status of each prefecture from 2011 to 2020. (B) Recovery rate of the questionnaire for each prefecture. Map background image source and license: Maps were created using ArcGIS Pro (ver. 3.1.2, https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/products/arcgis-pro/overview) and the prefecture level boundaries of Japan were available in ArcGIS Hub. ArcGIS is the intellectual property of Esri and is used herein under license (Copyright Esri, All rights reserved). For more information about Esri software, please visit https://www.esri.com.
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Figure 4
Self-assessment of understanding of the “Post-Disaster Health Care” booklet.
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Figure 5
Free description of co-occurrence network analysis by KH Coder.
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