PMID- 30175723 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181211 LR - 20181211 IS - 1349-3329 (Electronic) IS - 0040-8727 (Linking) VI - 246 IP - 1 DP - 2018 Sep TI - Sleep Disturbance Is Associated with New Onset and Continuation of Lower Back Pain: A Longitudinal Study among Survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake. PG - 9-14 LID - 10.1620/tjem.246.9 [doi] AB - Lower back pain (LBP) is a common health problem after natural disasters. Although some related factors have been reported, the effect of sleep disturbances on LBP is not clear. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the influence of sleep disturbances on LBP after the Great East Japan earthquake (GEJE). A panel study was conducted with the survivors of the GEJE (n = 2,295) at three and four years after the disaster using self-reported questionnaires. The changes in the presence of LBP during the two periods were assessed; LBP was characterized as either new onset or continuation of LBP. The participants' sleep conditions were assessed, and the changes in sleep disturbances during the two periods were classified into four groups: absence, new onset, improvement, and continuation. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to analyze the association of the changes in sleep disturbance with new onset and continuation of LBP. The rates of new onset and continuation of LBP were 14.1% and 55.1%, respectively. The changes in sleep disturbances were significantly associated with new-onset and continuing LBP. Using "absence" as a reference for the change of sleep disturbance, the adjusted ORs (95% CI) for new-onset LBP were 2.19 (1.42-3.38) in "new onset," 1.38 (0.83-2.30) in "improvement," and 2.17 (1.50-3.15) in "continuation," and those for continuing LBP were 1.42 (0.71-2.84) in "new onset," 0.98 (0.55-1.74) in "improvement," and 1.60 (1.01-2.51) in "continuation." Careful attention should be paid to sleep disturbances to prevent and improve LBP after natural disasters. FAU - Yabe, Yutaka AU - Yabe Y AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine. FAU - Hagiwara, Yoshihiro AU - Hagiwara Y AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine. FAU - Sekiguchi, Takuya AU - Sekiguchi T AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine. FAU - Sugawara, Yumi AU - Sugawara Y AD - Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Informatics and Public Health, Tohoku University, Graduate School of Public Health. FAU - Tsuchiya, Masahiro AU - Tsuchiya M AD - Tohoku Fukushi University. FAU - Koide, Masashi AU - Koide M AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine. FAU - Itaya, Nobuyuki AU - Itaya N AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine. FAU - Yoshida, Shinichirou AU - Yoshida S AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine. FAU - Sogi, Yasuhito AU - Sogi Y AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine. FAU - Yano, Toshihisa AU - Yano T AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine. FAU - Tsuji, Ichiro AU - Tsuji I AD - Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Informatics and Public Health, Tohoku University, Graduate School of Public Health. FAU - Itoi, Eiji AU - Itoi E AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Japan TA - Tohoku J Exp Med JT - The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine JID - 0417355 SB - IM MH - Aged MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Japan MH - Longitudinal Studies MH - Low Back Pain/*etiology MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - *Natural Disasters MH - Sleep Wake Disorders/*complications MH - *Survivors OTO - NOTNLM OT - Great East Japan Earthquake OT - lower back pain OT - natural disaster OT - sleep disturbance OT - survivor EDAT- 2018/09/04 06:00 MHDA- 2018/12/12 06:00 CRDT- 2018/09/04 06:00 PHST- 2018/09/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/09/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/12/12 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1620/tjem.246.9 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Tohoku J Exp Med. 2018 Sep;246(1):9-14. doi: 10.1620/tjem.246.9.