Self-management of chronic low back pain: An exploration of the impact of a patient-centered website

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-32

  Caiata Zufferey, Maria ^a   Schulz, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

^b Institute of Communication and Health   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Grounded theory; Health communication; Internet; Self management; Tailoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SELF ESTEEM; SWITZERLAND; CHRONIC DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 69249126828     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.01.016     Document Type: Article

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