Pitfalls of patient education: Limited success of a program for back pain in primary care

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 345-355

  Cherkin, Daniel C ^a,b,c,e   Deyo, Richard A ^c,d   Street, Janet H ^a   Hunt, Marcia ^a   Barlow, William ^a,c  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

back pain; education; effectiveness; exercise; nurse; primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0030064997     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199602010-00019     Document Type: Article

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