TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - 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
JO  - Journal of orthopaedic science
A1  - Sekiguchi, Takuya
A1  - Hagiwara, Yoshihiro
A1  - Sugawara, Yumi
A1  - Tomata, Yasutake
A1  - Tanji, Fumiya
A1  - Watanabe, Takashi
A1  - Yabe, Yutaka
A1  - Koide, Masashi
A1  - Itaya, Nobuyuki
A1  - Itoi, Eiji
A1  - Tsuji, Ichiro
SP  - 758
EP  - 764
VL  - 23
IS  - 5
N2  - BACKGROUND: 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. <br><br>METHODS: 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. <br><br>RESULTS: 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 <0.001) compared with those who considered their hardship to be "normal." CONCLUSIONS: Subjective economic hardship was significantly associated with new-onset neck pain in the chronic phase of the GEJE. (228/300).<br><br>Copyright © 2018 The Japanese Orthopaedic Association. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0949-2658
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jos.2018.04.011
ID  - ref1
ER  -