Biopsychosocial predictors of pain, disability, health care consumption, and sick leave in first-episode and long-term back pain: A longitudinal study in the general population

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 79-89

  Demmelmaier, Ingrid ^a   Åsenlöf, Pernilla ^b   Lindberg, Per ^b   Denison, Eva ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biopsychosocial; Cognitive behavioral; General population; Longitudinal; Musculoskeletal pain

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BACK PAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICK LEAVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77954659024     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-009-9055-3     Document Type: Article

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