Predictors of occurrence and severity of first time low back pain episodes: findings from a military inception cohort.

ABSTRACT: Primary prevention studies suggest that additional research on identifying risk factors predictive of low back pain (LBP) is necessary before additional interventions can be developed. In the current study we assembled a large military cohort that was initially free of LBP and followed over 2 years. The purposes of this study were to identify baseline variables from demographic, socioeconomic, general health, and psychological domains that were predictive of a) occurrence; b) time; and c) severity for first episode of self-reported LBP. Baseline and outcome measures were collected via web-based surveillance system or phone to capture monthly information over 2 years. The assembled cohort consisted of 1230 Soldiers who provided self-report data with 518 (42.1%) reporting at least one episod

SUBMITTER: George SZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3280257 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature