Occurrence of depressive tendency and associated social factors among elderly persons forced by the Great East Japan Earthquake and nuclear disaster to live as long-term evacuees: a prospective cohort study

摘要

Abstract Purpose This study examined the incidence of depression and associated factors among elderly persons from Iitate village after the March 2011 earthquake. Method This was a prospective cohort study. As a baseline survey, in May 2010 a self-assessm