Table 4 Psychosocial and psychiatric measures by the current types of residences and employment status.

From: Impact of type of reconstructed residence on social participation and mental health of population displaced by disasters

 

Types of the current reconstructed residence

p-value

Did not move

Public condominium

Mass-translocation to higher ground

Privately moving to remote areas

LSNS-6*

Presently employed

15.1 ± 5.7

12.2 ± 4.7‡

15.3 ± 5.4

15.3 ± 5.4

0.0034

Unemployed

15.3 ± 6.0

13.0 ± 5.9‡

16.0 ± 5.8

14.9 ± 5.6

0.0115

K-6†

Presently employed

2 (0–5)

3.5 (1–7)‡

1 (0–5)

2 (0–5)

0.0244

Unemployed

3.5 (0–6)

4 (0–7)

4 (0–7)

3 (0–6)

0.6764

CES-D*

Presently employed

12.0 ± 6.9

17.4 ± 10.3‡

11.2 ± 6.8

12.0 ± 7.9

0.0014

Unemployed

14.6 ± 7.5

16.7 ± 8.2

15.1 ± 9.4

12.9 ± 8.7

0.0675

IES-R†

Presently employed

8 (2–18)

12 (4–24.5)‡

5 (1–15.5)

7 (2–15)

0.0201

Unemployed

13.5 (6–24)

13.5 (4–29)

13 (4–25)

8 (3–20)

0.1400

AIS*

Presently employed

3.9 ± 3.4

4.3 ± 4.1

3.6 ± 3.0

3.8 ± 3.1

0.6142

Unemployed

4.6 ± 3.9

4.4 ± 3.9

4.5 ± 4.0

4.3 ± 3.7

0.9503

  1. The p-values are the results of the analysis of variance (for LSNS-6, CES-D, and AIS) or Kruskal–Wallis test (for K6 and IES-R) according to the distribution pattern in each variable.
  2. AIS Athens Insomnia Scale, CES-D Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, IES-R Impact of Event Scale-Revised, K6 Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, LSNS-6 Lubben Social Network Scale.
  3. *Mean ± standard deviation.
  4. †Median and interquartile range (25–75 percentile).
  5. ‡Significantly higher or lower in the post-hoc test.
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