A clinical return-to-work rule for patients with back pain

• Published in: Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) Vol. 172; no. 12; pp. 1559 - 1567
• Main Author: Dionne, C. E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada CMA Impact Inc 07.06.2005; CMA Impact, Inc; Canadian Medical Association
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Back pain; Back Pain - pathology; Back Pain - rehabilitation; Backache; Care and treatment; Clinical trials; Cohort analysis; Cohort Studies; Decision Making; Disabled Persons - classification; Eligibility Determination; Employment; Female; Focus groups; Guidelines as Topic; Humans; Job Description; Male; Middle Aged; Models, Theoretical; Patients; Primary care; Primary Health Care; Prognosis; Variables; Work-related injuries; Canada; Quebec City Quebec Canada

Tools for early identification of workers with back pain who are at high risk of adverse occupational outcome would help concentrate clinical attention on the patients who need it most, while helping reduce unnecessary interventions (and costs) among the others. This study was conducted to develop a...