'I can't see any reason for stopping doing anything, but I might have to do it differently' restoring hope to patients with persistent non-specific low back pain - A qualitative study

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 894-903

  Toye, Francine ^a   Barker, Karen ^b  

^a NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grounded theory; Low back pain; Pain; Pain management; Patient interviews

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84859446839     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2011.626483     Document Type: Article

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