Concerns and expectations about returning to work with low back pain: Identifying themes from focus groups and semi-structured interviews

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 1269-1281

  Shaw, William S ^a,b   Huang, Yueng Hsiang ^a  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Patient expectations; Return to work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SELF EFFICACY; SICK LEAVE; WORK;

EID: 29244469412     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280500076269     Document Type: Article

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