ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
A Physical Health Profile of Youths Living with a "Hikikomori" Lifestyle.
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- Understanding the experiences of hikikomori through the lens of the CHIME framework: connectedness, hope and optimism, identity, meaning in life, and empowerment; systematic review.BMC psychology · 2021Pooled it
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- Exploring the Cognitive and Behavioral Risks and Maintenance Factors of Hikikomori: Protocol for an Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Using difficulty in going out and social participation to assess for risk of hikikomori: nationally representative data from the European health interview survey.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2025Article
- Chronobiological rhythms and artificial light at night in vascular physiology and pathology.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2025Article
- Analysis of the hikikomori phenomenon - an international infodemiology study of Twitter data in Portuguese.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Hikikomori in the Middle East: The role of problematic gaming, social media use, and loneliness.PloS one · 2024Article
- An examination of the potential benefits of expert guided physical activity for supporting recovery from extreme social withdrawal: Two case reports focused on the treatment ofFrontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Reaching hidden youth in Singapore through the Hidden Youth Intervention Program: A biopsychosocial approach integrating mental health and social work interventions.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Measuring the Quality of Life for Individuals With Prolonged Social Withdrawal (Hikikomori).Psychiatry investigation · 2022Article
- The relationship between Hikikomori risk factors and social withdrawal tendencies among emerging adults-An exploratory study of Hikikomori in Singapore.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Psychological Factors Associated with Social Withdrawal (Hikikomori).Psychiatry investigation · 2021Article
- The management of prehypertension in young adults.Saudi medical journal · 2020Review
- Exploring the Extent of the Hikikomori Phenomenon on Twitter: Mixed Methods Study of Western Language Tweets.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Article
- A One-Year Prospective Follow-Up Study on the Health Profile of Hikikomori Living in Hong Kong.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Hikikomori Phenomenon in East Asia: Regional Perspectives, Challenges, and Opportunities for Social Health Agencies.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Article
- Family Behavioral Repertoires and Family Interaction Influence the Adaptive Behaviors of Individuals WithFrontiers in psychiatry · 2019Article
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Abstract
A cross-sectional study was designed to understand the impacts of "hikikomori" lifestyle on physical health. A total of 104 eligible hikikomori cases were recruited from the social services network of Hong Kong with a mean age of 19.02 ± 3.62 (ranged 13-31) year-old, and had completed the set of questionnaires and a series of anthropometric and physical health measurements. Despite SF36 score of 84.0 indicated good physical functioning in general, participants were lived sedentarily with high incidence of hypertension at 15.4% and prehypertension at 31.7%. Occurrence of hypertension and prehypertension in cases living as hikikomori >6 months were 3 times and 1.5 times higher than those newly onset cases, respectively. The blood pressure levels were correlated with age and all obesity index parameters measured including waist circumference and body mass index. Results also observed a shift of body weight from underweight to overweight and obesity along the hikikomori duration. Half of the hypertensive cases involved the elevation of systolic blood pressure, which suggested higher odds of cardiovascular complications. In conclusion, the hikikomori lifestyle could be a risk behavior that may harm the younger generation physically by promoting obesity and hypertension and probably other chronic illnesses.
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