A tale of two cities - the effect of low intensity conflict on prevalence and characteristics of musculoskeletal pain and somatic symptoms associated with chronic stress

Although both acute and chronic stress leads to pain, the precise characteristics of this association have not been well defined. Sderot is an Israeli town exposed to repeated missile attacks. Ofakim, a town of similar demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, had not been targeted, as of the p...

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Published in:Clinical and experimental rheumatology 2010-11, Vol.28 (6 Suppl 63), p.S15-S21
Main Authors: Ablin, J N, Cohen, H, Clauw, D J, Shalev, R, Ablin, E, Neumann, L, Sarzi-Puttini, P, Buskila, D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Conflict (Psychology)
Female
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Israel
Male
Musculoskeletal System - physiopathology
Pain - epidemiology
Pain - physiopathology
Prevalence
Severity of Illness Index
Stress, Psychological - complications
Surveys and Questionnaires
Weapons
Wounds and Injuries - complications
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Summary:Although both acute and chronic stress leads to pain, the precise characteristics of this association have not been well defined. Sderot is an Israeli town exposed to repeated missile attacks. Ofakim, a town of similar demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, had not been targeted, as of the period of our study. We examined the occurrence and characteristics of pain and related somatic symptoms in Sderot and Ofakim. One thousand and twenty-four individuals in Sderot and 1006 in Ofakim were interviewed regarding pain, somatic symptoms, mood, trauma-exposure, and general health status. Significantly higher levels of trauma-related symptoms and somatic symptoms were noted in Sderot compared with Ofakim (p
ISSN:0392-856X