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

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Jacob N. Ablin¹  Hagit Cohen¹  Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini¹  Lily Neumann¹  Ronit Shalev¹  Dan Buskila¹  Daniel J. Clauw¹  Eti Ablin¹ 

关键词: chronic pain;    war;    stress;    trauma;   

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学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Pacini Editore SpA

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVES: 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. METHODS: 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. RESULTS: Significantly higher levels of trauma-related symptoms and somatic symptoms were noted in Sderot compared with Ofakim (p

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