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Incapacidade Auto-Reportada e Retorno à Actividade Profissional
| dc.contributor.author | Serpa, Rui | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cruz, Eduardo Brazete | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-06-03T09:36:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-06-03T09:36:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Work-absenteeism due to the condition of Low Back Pain (LBP) presents itself as a public health problem with high economic costs in Western societies. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the ability to return to work on patients with chronic LBP, and examine the relationship with the levels of self-reported disability. Secondly we intend to evaluate the influence of fear-avoidance beliefs to the levels of self-reported disability. Methods: We conducted a prospective cross-sectional study in which we observed 42 patients chronic LBP with new episodes of exacerbation of their symptoms. After a 3 months follow-up we evaluated the return to work in and its relationship with initial levels of disability according whit the classification system developed by Dionne et al. (2007). Results: There was a negative correlation between levels of disability and “return to work in good health” success (ρ = -0.369, p = 0.016), with the highest scores correspond to the failure in the work-return. We also found a positive correlation between the existence of fear-avoidance beliefs for work and disability (r = 0.511; p = 0.001), with a predictive value of these fear-avoidance beliefs (β = 0.533; p = 0.001) in selfreported disability. Conclusions: The ability to return to work in chronic LBP patients, after a new episode of exacerbation of symptoms is related to the levels of functional disability. Psychosocial factors, including fear-avoidance beliefs for work showed a predictive value for the self-reported disability. | por |
| dc.identifier.citation | Serpa, R. & Cruz, E. (2011). Incapacidade Auto-Reportada e Retorno à Actividade Profissional. Ifisionline, 2(1) | por |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/8854 | |
| dc.language.iso | por | por |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | por |
| dc.subject | Return to work | por |
| dc.subject | Self-reported disability | por |
| dc.subject | Fear-Avoidance beliefs | por |
| dc.subject | Chronic Low Back Pain | por |
| dc.title | Incapacidade Auto-Reportada e Retorno à Actividade Profissional | por |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.conferencePlace | Setúbal | por |
| oaire.citation.title | Ifisionline | por |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | por |
| rcaap.type | article | por |