Health literacy and beliefs among a community cohort with and without chronic low back pain

Pain

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 275-283

  Briggs, Andrew M ^a   Jordan, Joanne E ^a,b   Buchbinder, Rachelle ^c   Burnett, Angus F ^d   O'Sullivan, Peter B ^a   Chua, Jason Y Y ^a   Osborne, Richard H ^e   Straker, Leon M ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c CABRINI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Community; Health literacy; Low back pain; Qualitative; Self management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC PAIN; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77955300733     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.04.031     Document Type: Article

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