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dc.contributor.authorMelloh, Markus
dc.contributor.authorElfering, A.
dc.contributor.authorKäser, A.
dc.contributor.authorSalathé, C.
dc.contributor.authorBarz, T.
dc.contributor.authorAghayev, E.
dc.contributor.authorRöder, C.
dc.contributor.authorTheis, J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:02:34Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:02:34Z
dc.date.created2015-12-10T04:26:11Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationMelloh, M. and Elfering, A. and Käser, A. and Salathé, C. and Barz, T. and Aghayev, E. and Röder, C. et al. 2013. Depression impacts the course of recovery in patients with acute low-back pain. Behavioral Medicine. 39 (3): pp. 80-89.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7805
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/08964289.2013.779566
dc.description.abstract

Little is known about the course of recovery of acute low back pain (LBP) patients as a function of depression. In a prospective study, 286 acute LBP patients were assessed at baseline and followed up over 6 months. Recovery was defined as improvement in the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Repeated-measures analysis of covariance was employed with ODI as repeated factor, age, sex, and body mass index as covariates, depression and all other potential prognostic factors as between-subject factors. Of study participants, 18% were classified as depressive (>33 points on the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale). Of 286 participants, 135 were lost to follow-up. In the longitudinal sample of 151 patients the course of recovery was slower in depressive patients. Depression was associated with LBP especially after 6 weeks and should therefore be included in screening instruments for acute LBP patients to identify those at risk of delayed recovery at an early stage. © 2013 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

dc.titleDepression impacts the course of recovery in patients with acute low-back pain
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume39
dcterms.source.number3
dcterms.source.startPage80
dcterms.source.endPage89
dcterms.source.issn0896-4289
dcterms.source.titleBehavioral Medicine
curtin.departmentCurtin Medical School
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