Face-to-face information combined with a booklet versus a booklet alone for treatment of mild low-back pain: A randomized controlled trial

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 156-166

  Rantonen, Jarmo ^a   Vehtari, Aki ^b   Karppinen, Jaro ^a,d   Luoto, Satu ^c   Viikari Juntura, Eira ^a   Hupli, Markku ^c   Malmivaara, Antti ^e   Taimela, Simo ^f,g  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c SOUTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^f Evalua International   (Finland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Back Book; Employee health; Intervention; Intervention study; Occupational health; Patient information; Secondary prevention; Sickness absence

Indexed keywords

AGE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH RISK; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BOOKLET; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FACE TO FACE INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; THERAPY; THERAPY EFFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; FORESTRY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES; PUBLICATION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FORESTRY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 84896891744     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3398     Document Type: Article

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