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Papers: 14 Sep 2019 - 20 Sep 2019


Human Studies


2020 Jan


Qual Life Res


29


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The longitudinal relationships between pain severity and disability versus health-related quality of life and costs among chronic low back pain patients.

Authors

Mutubuki EN, Beljon Y, Maas ET, Huygen FJPM, Ostelo RWJG, van Tulder MW, van Dongen JM
Qual Life Res. 2020 Jan; 29(1):275-287.
PMID: 31531837.

Abstract

Previous studies found higher levels of pain severity and disability to be associated with higher costs and lower health-related quality of life. However, these findings were based on cross-sectional data and little is known about the longitudinal relationships between pain severity and disability versus health-related quality of life and costs among chronic low back pain patients. This study aims to cover this knowledge gap by exploring these longitudinal relationships in a consecutive cohort.