Adherence to a community-based exercise program is a strong predictor of improved back pain status in older adults: An observational study

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 195-203

  Hicks, Gregory E ^a,b   Benvenuti, Francesco ^d   Fiaschi, Valentino ^e   Lombardi, Bruna ^f   Segenni, Luciana ^g   Stuart, Mary ^c   Pretzer Aboff, Ingrid ^b   Gianfranco, Gensini ^h   Macchi, Claudio ^h,i  

^a Delaware Rehabilitation Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^d Dipartimento della Riabilitazione e delle Fragilità   (Italy)

^e Unità Operativa Riabilitazione Funzionale Azienda Unità   (Italy)

^f Unità Operativa di Recupero e Riabilitazione Funzionale   (Italy)

^g Unità Operativa di Recupero e Riabilitazione Funzionale   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

ⁱ IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

adherence; back pain; exercise; older adults

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC BACK PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CONCEPT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACK PAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857041857     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e318226c411     Document Type: Article

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