The influence of multisite pain and psychological comorbidity on prognosis of chronic low back pain: longitudinal data from the Norwegian HUNT Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to investigate the prospective influence of multisite pain, depression, anxiety, self-rated health and pain-related disability on recovery from chronic low back pain (LBP).

Setting

The data is derived from the second (1995-1997) and third (2006-2008) wave of the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT) in Norway.

Participants

The study population comprises 4484 women and 3039 men in the Norwegian HUNT Study who reported chronic LBP at baseline in 1995-1997.

Primary outcome measures

The primary outcome was recovery from chronic LBP at the 11-year follow-up. Persons not reporting pain and/or stiffness for at least three consecutive months during the last year were defined as recovered. A Poisson regression model was used to estimate adjusted

SUBMITTER: Nordstoga AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5734202 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature