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dc.contributor.authorMelloh, Markus
dc.contributor.authorElfering, A.
dc.contributor.authorEgli Presland, C.
dc.contributor.authorRoeder, C.
dc.contributor.authorBarz, T.
dc.contributor.authorRolli Salathé, C.
dc.contributor.authorTamcan, O.
dc.contributor.authorMueller, U.
dc.contributor.authorTheis, J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:44:01Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:44:01Z
dc.date.created2016-09-12T08:37:01Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.citationMelloh, M. and Elfering, A. and Egli Presland, C. and Roeder, C. and Barz, T. and Rolli Salathé, C. and Tamcan, O. et al. 2009. Identification of prognostic factors for chronicity in patients with low back pain: A review of screening instruments. International Orthopaedics. 33 (2): pp. 301-313.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24615
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00264-008-0707-8
dc.description.abstract

Low back pain (LBP) is currently the most prevalent and costly musculoskeletal problem in modern societies. Screening instruments for the identification of prognostic factors in LBP may help to identify patients with an unfavourable outcome. In this systematic review screening instruments published between 1970 and 2007 were identified by a literature search. Nine different instruments were analysed and their different items grouped into ten structures. Finally, the predictive effectiveness of these structures was examined for the dependent variables including "work status", "functional limitation", and "pain". The strongest predictors for "work status" were psychosocial and occupational structures, whereas for "functional limitation" and "pain" psychological structures were dominating. Psychological and occupational factors show a high reliability for the prognosis of patients with LBP. Screening instruments for the identification of prognostic factors in patients with LBP should include these factors as a minimum core set. © 2008 Springer-Verlag.

dc.titleIdentification of prognostic factors for chronicity in patients with low back pain: A review of screening instruments
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume33
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage301
dcterms.source.endPage313
dcterms.source.issn0341-2695
dcterms.source.titleInternational Orthopaedics
curtin.departmentCurtin Medical School
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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