Beyond minimally important change: Defining a successful outcome of physical therapy for patients with low back pain

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Volumn 34, Issue 25, 2009, Pages 2803-2809

  Fritz, Julie M ^a,b   Hebert, Jeff ^a   Koppenhaver, Shane ^a   Parent, Eric ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Important change; Low back pain; Outcome measures; Responsiveness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NONSURGICAL INVASIVE THERAPY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74249106350     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181ae2bd4     Document Type: Article

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