Influence of housing damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake on the association between new social isolation and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-Based Cohort Study
Yuka Kotozaki, Kozo Tanno, Kotaro Otsuka, Makoto Sasaki · 2025
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Four researchers in Japan asked whether damage from a past disaster shaped mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, in a study published in 2025. The earlier disaster was the Great East Japan Earthquake, which damaged many homes in the region. The team followed 8,647 adults who were not isolated before the pandemic, using surveys taken before and during it. They tracked who became newly isolated and who developed signs of depression.
People who became newly isolated during the pandemic showed clearly higher rates of depression, in both men and women. The link held at about one and a half times the odds for men and near twice for women. Past housing damage from the earthquake, though, did not change the strength of that link for either sex. The authors urge health planners to guard against isolation during future disease crises.
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| CREATOR | Yuka Kotozaki, Kozo Tanno, Kotaro Otsuka, Makoto Sasaki |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |