The INTERMED questionnaire for predicting return to work after a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program for chronic low back pain

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 736-741

  Scerri, Mike ^a   de Goumoëns, Pierre ^b   Fritsch, Carlo ^c   Van Melle, Guy ^d   Stiefel, Friedrich ^e   So, Alexander ^b  

^a Internal Medicine   (Switzerland)

^b Vaudois Teaching Hospital   (Switzerland)

^c Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Therapy   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biopsychosocial; Chronic low back pain; INTERMED; Multidisciplinary rehabilitation; Work ability evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; WORKLOAD; ADOLESCENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMPLOYMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 33845473856     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2005.12.012     Document Type: Article

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