TY - JOUR
T1 - Functional disability due to back pain. a population‐based study indicating the importance of socioeconomic factors
AU - Deyo, Richard A.
AU - Tsui‐Wu, Yuh‐Jane ‐J
PY - 1987/11
Y1 - 1987/11
N2 - Using national survey data, we examined correlates of disability due to low back pain in 1,516 persons who had back pain. Greater education level correlated significantly (P < 0.001) with fewer disability days (i.e., days of activity limitation, absence from work, confinement to bed, or reduced housework), even after controlling for severity, sciatica, occupation, and age. Findings in men differed from those in women; education level was a strong correlate for men only. For work absenteeism, low income was a stronger correlate than education. These data support the importance of social factors in the prognosis of some musculoskeletal diseases.
AB - Using national survey data, we examined correlates of disability due to low back pain in 1,516 persons who had back pain. Greater education level correlated significantly (P < 0.001) with fewer disability days (i.e., days of activity limitation, absence from work, confinement to bed, or reduced housework), even after controlling for severity, sciatica, occupation, and age. Findings in men differed from those in women; education level was a strong correlate for men only. For work absenteeism, low income was a stronger correlate than education. These data support the importance of social factors in the prognosis of some musculoskeletal diseases.
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U2 - 10.1002/art.1780301107
DO - 10.1002/art.1780301107
M3 - Article
C2 - 2961343
AN - SCOPUS:0023513308
VL - 30
SP - 1247
EP - 1253
JO - Arthritis and Rheumatology
JF - Arthritis and Rheumatology
SN - 2326-5191
IS - 11
ER -