Occupational, personal and psychosocial resources for preventing persistent low back pain

The aim of this prospective cohort study was to identify modifiable protective factors of the progression of acute/subacute low back pain (LBP) to the persistent state at an early stage to reduce the socioeconomic burden of persistent LBP. Patients attending a health practitioner for acute/subacute...

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Main Authors: Melloh, Markus, Salathé, C., Elfering, A., Käser, A., Barz, T., Aghayev, E., Röder, C., Theis, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37172
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author Melloh, Markus
Salathé, C.
Elfering, A.
Käser, A.
Barz, T.
Aghayev, E.
Röder, C.
Theis, J.
author_facet Melloh, Markus
Salathé, C.
Elfering, A.
Käser, A.
Barz, T.
Aghayev, E.
Röder, C.
Theis, J.
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description The aim of this prospective cohort study was to identify modifiable protective factors of the progression of acute/subacute low back pain (LBP) to the persistent state at an early stage to reduce the socioeconomic burden of persistent LBP. Patients attending a health practitioner for acute/subacute LBP were assessed at baseline addressing occupational, personal and psychosocial factors, and followed up over 12 weeks. Pearson correlations were calculated between these baseline factors and the presence of nonpersistent LBP at 12-week follow-up. For those factors found to be significant, multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed. The final 3-predictor model included job satisfaction, mental health and social support. The accuracy of the model was 72%, with 81% of nonpersistent and 60% of persistent LBP patients correctly identified. Further research is necessary to confirm the role of different types of social support regarding their prognostic influence on the development of persistent LBP.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-371722017-01-30T14:00:08Z Occupational, personal and psychosocial resources for preventing persistent low back pain Melloh, Markus Salathé, C. Elfering, A. Käser, A. Barz, T. Aghayev, E. Röder, C. Theis, J. The aim of this prospective cohort study was to identify modifiable protective factors of the progression of acute/subacute low back pain (LBP) to the persistent state at an early stage to reduce the socioeconomic burden of persistent LBP. Patients attending a health practitioner for acute/subacute LBP were assessed at baseline addressing occupational, personal and psychosocial factors, and followed up over 12 weeks. Pearson correlations were calculated between these baseline factors and the presence of nonpersistent LBP at 12-week follow-up. For those factors found to be significant, multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed. The final 3-predictor model included job satisfaction, mental health and social support. The accuracy of the model was 72%, with 81% of nonpersistent and 60% of persistent LBP patients correctly identified. Further research is necessary to confirm the role of different types of social support regarding their prognostic influence on the development of persistent LBP. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37172 restricted
spellingShingle Melloh, Markus
Salathé, C.
Elfering, A.
Käser, A.
Barz, T.
Aghayev, E.
Röder, C.
Theis, J.
Occupational, personal and psychosocial resources for preventing persistent low back pain
title Occupational, personal and psychosocial resources for preventing persistent low back pain
title_full Occupational, personal and psychosocial resources for preventing persistent low back pain
title_fullStr Occupational, personal and psychosocial resources for preventing persistent low back pain
title_full_unstemmed Occupational, personal and psychosocial resources for preventing persistent low back pain
title_short Occupational, personal and psychosocial resources for preventing persistent low back pain
title_sort occupational, personal and psychosocial resources for preventing persistent low back pain
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37172