Exploring the personal burden of shoulder pain among younger people in Australia: protocol for a multicentre cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Persistent musculoskeletal conditions can impact profoundly on younger people's quality of life, psychological distress and capacity to work, as shown by previous research involving younger people with osteoarthritis. The personal impacts, in particular, work and parenting impacts, of other musculoskeletal conditions (such as persistent shoulder pain) on younger patient groups remain poorly understood. Furthermore, the personal financial burden associated with managing musculoskeletal conditions is rarely documented. This study aims to investigate well-being, work participation and productivity, shoulder-related parenting disability and out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure among younger people with shoulder pain and evaluate changes over 12 months.

Methods and analy

SUBMITTER: Ackerman IN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6059320 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature