Influence of subjective economic hardship on new onset of neck pain (so-called: katakori) in the chronic phase of the Great East Japan Earthquake: A prospective cohort study

Studies have suggested that musculoskeletal symptoms increase after natural disasters. The Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) and accompanying tsunami placed a huge financial burden on the local population. This study determined whether subjective economic hardship influenced the new onset of neck p...

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Published in:Journal of orthopaedic science : official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association 2018-09, Vol.23 (5), p.758-764
Main Authors: Sekiguchi, Takuya, Hagiwara, Yoshihiro, Sugawara, Yumi, Tomata, Yasutake, Tanji, Fumiya, Watanabe, Takashi, Yabe, Yutaka, Koide, Masashi, Itaya, Nobuyuki, Itoi, Eiji, Tsuji, Ichiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Earthquakes
Female
Humans
Japan
Male
Middle Aged
Neck Pain - diagnosis
Neck Pain - epidemiology
Neck Pain - psychology
Prospective Studies
Self Report
Socioeconomic Factors
Stress, Psychological - complications
Tsunamis
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Summary:Studies have suggested that musculoskeletal symptoms increase after natural disasters. The Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) and accompanying tsunami placed a huge financial burden on the local population. This study determined whether subjective economic hardship influenced the new onset of neck pain (katakori) in the chronic phase after the GEJE. This study used longitudinal data from 1359 adults who had responded to the self-report questionnaire at 2 and 3 years after the GEJE. New-onset neck pain was defined as neck pain absent at 2 years and present at 3 years. Subjective economic hardship at 2 years after the GEJE was categorized into 4 groups: “normal,” “a little bit hard,” “hard,” and “very hard.” Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) in order to examine the association between subjective economic hardship and new-onset neck pain. Among the participants, 12.9% (n = 175) reported new-onset neck pain. A significantly higher rate of new-onset neck pain was observed in participants who considered their subjective economic hardship to be “hard” (OR = 2.10, 95% CI = 1.34–3.30) or “very hard” (OR = 3.26, 95% CI = 1.83–5.46; p for trend
ISSN:0949-2658
1436-2023
DOI:10.1016/j.jos.2018.04.011