The effects of patient-provider communication on 3-month recovery from acute low back pain

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-25

  Shaw, William S ^a,b   Pransky, Glenn ^a,b   Roter, Debra L ^c   Winters, Thomas ^d   Tveito, Torill H ^a,e   Larson, Susan M ^c  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Occupational and Environmental Health Network   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Communication; Patient centered care; Patient provider communication; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CONVALESCENCE; COOPERATION; DISABILITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFESTYLE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK RESUMPTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TAPE RECORDING; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78651376524     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.01.100054     Document Type: Article

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