Lifestyle Factors Associated with Prevalent and Exacerbated Musculoskeletal Pain After the Great East Japan Earthquake: A Cross-Sectional Study from the Fukushima Health Management Survey
Abstract:Background: While the prevalence of post-disaster musculoskeletal pain has been documented, its associated disaster-related factors have not been investigated. This study determined the prevalence of and lifestyle factors associated with musculoskeletal pain among evacuees of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 34,919 evacuees, aged 40-89 years, without obvious disabilities in activities of daily living at about 1 year after the disaster. The evacuees were asked ab… Show more
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