Societal costs of older adults with low back pain seeking chiropractic care: findings from the BACE-C cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To describe the societal costs during one year of follow-up among older adults seeking chiropractic care due to a new episode of low back pain (LBP), and to determine what factors predict high societal costs in this population.

Methods

Prospective cohort study, within chiropractic private practices (n = 38) in the Netherlands. 223 people ≥ 55 years of age with a new episode of LBP seeking chiropractic care participated. The primary outcome was total societal costs. High societal costs were defined as patients with costs in the top 20th percentile. The final prediction models were obtained using forward selection. Results were presented for the total population and stratified for retirement status. The model's prognostic accuracy (Hosmer-Lemeshow X², Nag

SUBMITTER: Maas ET 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11539272 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature