What is an acceptable outcome of treatment before it begins? Methodological considerations and implications for patients with chronic low back pain

European Spine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1858-1866

  Lauridsen, Henrik Hein ^a   Manniche, Claus ^c   Korsholm, Lars ^a   Grunnet Nilsson, Niels ^a   Hartvigsen, Jan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NORDIC INSTITUTE OF CHIROPRACTIC AND CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clinical change; Minimal clinically important difference (MCID); Patient reported outcome; Prospective; Retrospective

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN CLINICS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72449208497     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-1070-1     Document Type: Article

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