Abstract
Objective. Guidelines for the management of acute low back pain in primary care recommend early intervention to address psychosocial risk factors associated with long-term disability. We assessed the cost utility and cost effectiveness of a brief pain management program (BPM) targeting psychosocial factors compared with physical therapy (PT) for primary care patients with low back pain of
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 466-473 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Arthritis & Rheumatism |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Apr 2007 |
Keywords
- cost-effectiveness
- economic evaluation
- low back pain
- physiotherapy