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Risk Factors For The Elevation Of Psychosocial Barriers In The Recovery Of Lumbar Pathology, Christopher Keating, Cameron Hui, Gerard Smith, Tingting Zhan
Risk Factors For The Elevation Of Psychosocial Barriers In The Recovery Of Lumbar Pathology, Christopher Keating, Cameron Hui, Gerard Smith, Tingting Zhan
Department of Physical Therapy Faculty Papers
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of low back pain (LBP) continues to rise and an appreciation for a biopsychosocial approach, which takes in multiple facets of a patient presentation, may significantly impact this increase. To the best our knowledge, there are no studies evaluating the relationship between the STarTBack Screening Tool (SBT) and the access point the patient enters the health system. Our hypothesis is that patients that access care through the medical model will exhibit greater psychosocial risk.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of 1404 cases of LBP utilizing past medical history, demographic information, and SBT data. A linear regression model to …