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Erschienen in: International Orthopaedics 2/2009

01.04.2009 | Review

Identification of prognostic factors for chronicity in patients with low back pain: a review of screening instruments

verfasst von: M. Melloh, A. Elfering, C. Egli Presland, C. Roeder, T. Barz, C. Rolli Salathé, O. Tamcan, U. Mueller, J. C. Theis

Erschienen in: International Orthopaedics | Ausgabe 2/2009

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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.
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Metadaten
Titel
Identification of prognostic factors for chronicity in patients with low back pain: a review of screening instruments
verfasst von
M. Melloh
A. Elfering
C. Egli Presland
C. Roeder
T. Barz
C. Rolli Salathé
O. Tamcan
U. Mueller
J. C. Theis
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2009
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
International Orthopaedics / Ausgabe 2/2009
Print ISSN: 0341-2695
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-5195
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-008-0707-8

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