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Yujiro Kuroda

Researcher at Fukushima Medical University

Publications -  54
Citations -  696

Yujiro Kuroda is an academic researcher from Fukushima Medical University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Fukushima Nuclear Accident & Breast cancer. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 49 publications receiving 547 citations. Previous affiliations of Yujiro Kuroda include National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology & University of Tokyo.

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Communicating With Residents About Risks Following the Fukushima Nuclear Accident.

TL;DR: The need for a systematic evaluation of ongoing risk communication practices, and a wider application of successful approaches for Fukushima recovery and for better preparedness for future disasters is highlighted.
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Lingering health-related anxiety about radiation among Fukushima residents as correlated with media information following the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

TL;DR: It was found that the significant relationship to anxiety varies depending on the sources of trust and media used, and improving health literacy of both the recipient and the sender of information can improve access to information and thereby safeguard the health and well-being of the public.
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Association between Health Literacy and Radiation Anxiety among Residents after a Nuclear Accident: Comparison between Evacuated and Non-Evacuated Areas

TL;DR: It was found that the level of health literacy was significantly negatively associated with radiation anxiety in the evacuation areas but not in the non-evacuation areas, and improving health literacy could alleviate radiation anxiety.