Are gender, marital status or parenthood risk factors for outcome of treatment for chronic disabling spinal disorders?

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 191-201

  Gatchel, Robert J ^a   Mayer, Tom G ^b   Kidner, Cindy L ^c   McGeary, Donald D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c PRIDE Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic spinal pain; Depression; Disability; Functional restoration; Gender; Marital status; Parenthood; Socioeconomic outcomes; Spinal disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHRONIC DISABLING SPINAL DISORDER; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENTHOOD; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPINE DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MOTHERS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; RISK FACTORS; SINGLE PARENT; SPINAL DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 17644387149     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-005-1218-8     Document Type: Article

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