Using few and scattered time points for analysis of a variable course of pain can be misleading: An example using weekly text message data

Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1454-1459

  Axén, Iben ^a   Bergström, Gunnar ^a   Bodin, Lennart ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bothersomeness; Frequent data collection; Low back pain; Prediction; Retrospective Study; Text messages

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME OF EDUCATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN PARAMETERS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; SWEDEN; TEXT MESSAGING; TIME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEG; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RESEARCH DESIGN; SWEDEN; TEXT MESSAGING; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905440808     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.08.035     Document Type: Article

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