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                                                                <journal-id>eur j life sci</journal-id>
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                                                                                    <journal-title>European Journal of Life Sciences</journal-title>
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                                        <issn pub-type="epub">2822-5333</issn>
                                                                                            <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>Anadolu University</publisher-name>
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                                        <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.55971/EJLS.1828394</article-id>
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                                                            <subject>Public Health (Other)</subject>
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                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="tr">
                                                            <subject>Halk Sağlığı (Diğer)</subject>
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                                                                                                                        <article-title>Musculoskeletal pain and post-disaster living conditions among earthquake survivors: A cross-sectional study</article-title>
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                                                                        <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6206-2036</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Saltan</surname>
                                    <given-names>Asuman</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>YALOVA ÜNİVERSİTESİ</aff>
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                                                    <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7509-0904</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Acar Arica</surname>
                                    <given-names>Gözde</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>YALOVA UNIVERSITY</aff>
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                                                    <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8483-6258</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Poyraz Deniz</surname>
                                    <given-names>Cansu</given-names>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20260501">
                    <day>05</day>
                    <month>01</month>
                    <year>2026</year>
                </pub-date>
                                        <volume>5</volume>
                                        <issue>1</issue>
                                        <fpage>35</fpage>
                                        <lpage>43</lpage>
                        
                        <history>
                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20251122">
                        <day>11</day>
                        <month>22</month>
                        <year>2025</year>
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                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="20260122">
                        <day>01</day>
                        <month>22</month>
                        <year>2026</year>
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                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 2022, European Journal of Life Sciences</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>2022</copyright-year>
                    <copyright-holder>European Journal of Life Sciences</copyright-holder>
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                                                                                                <abstract><p>Musculoskeletal disorders not only compromise individual well-being but also impose significant burdens on public health systems and labor productivity, particularly in post-disaster settings where physical and psychological stressors are heightened. This study aimed to investigate the musculoskeletal pain and its association with lifestyle-related factors among individuals temporarily residing in Yalova following the Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes on February 6, 2023. A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out. Participants completed a structured questionnaire evaluating demographic characteristics, post-disaster changes in living and working conditions, physical activity, sleep quality, and social participation. Pain intensity was assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). A total of 141 participants (mean age: 38.63 ± 14.8 years) were included in the study. A significant positive correlation was observed between age and pain intensity (r = 0.277, p &amp;lt;0.001). Female participants reported significantly higher pain levels than males (p = 0.002). In contrast, post-disaster lifestyle-related variables—including sleep quality, physical exercise habits, social participation, smoking, alcohol consumption, employment status, and housing conditions—were not significantly associated with pain intensity (all p &amp;gt; 0.05). Additionally, 30.5% of participants reported changes in employment status, including 21.3% who experienced job loss. Musculoskeletal pain was found to be prevalent among earthquake survivors in the post-disaster period, especially among women and older individuals. These findings highlight the importance of considering demographic vulnerability alongside post-disaster environmental stressors when planning health and rehabilitation strategies for disaster-affected populations.</p></abstract>
                                                            
            
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                                                    <kwd>earthquakes</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  lifestyle</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  motor activity</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  pain</kwd>
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