Can the back-to-work rate of patients with long-term non-malignant pain be predicted?

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-16

  Norrefalk, Jan Rickard ^a,b   Svensson, Ola ^a   Ekholm, Jan ^a   Borg, Kristian ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b 8 Heathfield House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability rating index; Long term non malignant pain; Modified somatic perception questionnaire; Multidisciplinary rehabilitation programme; Prediction; Return to work rate

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CORRELATION METHODS; PATIENT MONITORING;

DISABILITY RATING INDEX (DRI); IMPAIRMENT AND DISABILITY EVALUTION AND ANALYSIS (IDEA); MODIFIED SOMATIC PERCEPTION QUESTIONNAIRE (MSPQ); RETURN-TO-WORK RATE;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 15444372594     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-200503000-00002     Document Type: Article

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