[Is the relationship between depressive symptoms and work-related factors mediated by pain self-efficacy in non-specific chronic low back pain?]

ABSTRACT:

Background

The transition from acute to non-specific chronic low back pain (CLBP) is especially associated with psychological factors. However, working mechanisms of psychological factors have been little examined in non-specific CLBP, especially the mediator effect of pain self-efficacy.

Objective

Does pain self-efficacy mediate the long-term prediction of work-related factors by depressive symptoms?

Methods

Within the framework of an exploratory secondary analysis, simple mediation analyses were conducted to longitudinally predict prognosis of gainful employment, as well as subjective physical and mental work ability by depressive symptoms mediated by pain self-efficacy in 382 inpatients with non-specific CLBP.

Results

The findings suggest that depressive sym

SUBMITTER: Hampel P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11420306 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature