Long-term sick-leavers with fibromyalgia: Comparing their multidisciplinarily assessed characteristics with those of others with chronic pain conditions and depression

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 23-37

  Linder, Jürgen ^a   Ekholm, Kristina Schüldt ^b,c,d   Lundh, Göran ^a   Ekholm, Jan ^b,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic pain conditions; Depression; Disability; Fibromyalgia; Long term sick leave; Multidisciplinary assessment; Pain distribution

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; ADULT; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE; MYALGIA; NECK PAIN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN INTENSITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHIATRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; RETURN TO WORK; SHOULDER PAIN; SLEEP TIME; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SPINE DISEASE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 77955475022     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11782390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JMDH.S4659     Document Type: Article

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