Graded Activity for Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain: Program Development and Mixed Methods Feasibility Cohort Study

• Published in: Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) Vol. 17; no. 12; p. 2218
• Main Authors: Kuss, Katrin, Leonhardt, Corinna, Quint, Sabine, Seeger, Dagmar, Pfingsten, Michael, Wolf Pt, Udo, Basler, Heinz-Dieter, Becker, Annette
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.12.2016
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Chronic Pain - rehabilitation; Cohort Studies; Feasibility Studies; Female; Humans; Low Back Pain - rehabilitation; Male; Pain Management - methods; Patient Satisfaction; Pilot Projects; Older Adults; Physical Function; Chronic Low Back Pain; Primary Care; Graded Activity

Persistent pain is highly prevalent in older adults and can lead to functional limitations in activities of daily living, and to psychosocial distress. There is a lack of established active therapy programs, especially for older adults with chronic pain. To develop a graded activity program and to e...