Biopsychosocial function analyses changes the assessment of the ability to work in patients on long-term sick-leave due to chronic musculoskeletal pain: The role of undiagnosed mental health comorbidity

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 247-255

  Olaya Contreras, Patricia ^a   Styf, Jorma ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY AT UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biopsychosocial function analyses; long term sick leave; mental health comorbidity; musculoskeletal pain; work ability

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TIME; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICK LEAVE; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876130375     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494812473380     Document Type: Article

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