The patient-physician relationship in patients with chronic low back pain as a predictor of outcomes after rehabilitation

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 246-258

  Farin, Erik ^a   Gramm, Lukas ^a   Schmidt, Erika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fear avoidance beliefs; Low back pain; Patient physician communication; Patient physician relationship; Rehabilitation; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DISABILITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRUST; ARTICLE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRUST;

EID: 84877831066     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-012-9419-z     Document Type: Article

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