Exploring What Factors Mediate Treatment Effect: Example of the STarT Back Study High-Risk Intervention

•Identifying how treatments work is important in making them more effective in the future.•Changes in psychological distress and pain intensity are mediators of treatment effect.•This study adds to the evidence base for the role of mediators in pain research.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mansell, Gemma, Hill, Jonathan C., Main, Chris, Vowles, Kevin E., van der Windt, Daniëlle
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Churchill Livingstone 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5123895/