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SynthesisJournal of occupational rehabilitation2006

Prediction of sickness absence in patients with chronic low back pain: a systematic review.

Wietske Kuijer, Johan W Groothoff, Sandra Brouwer, Jan H B Geertzen, Pieter U Dijkstra

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Synthesis in Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Disease-generic factors of work participation of workers with a chronic disease: a systematic review.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2015
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  8. Low back pain.The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Wietske KuijerCenter for Rehabilitation, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. wietske.kuijer@han.nl
Johan W Groothoff
Sandra Brouwer
Jan H B Geertzen
Pieter U Dijkstra

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo provide evidence of predictors for sickness absence in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain (CLBP), distinguishing predictors aimed at the decision to report sick (absence threshold) and decision to return to work (return to work threshold).

methodsMedical and psychological databases were searched, as well as citations from relevant reviews. In- and exclusion criteria were applied. Two reviewers assessed the methodological quality of the papers independently.

resultsMany different predictors were studied, and few factors were studied more than once. Consistent evidence was found for own expectations of recovery only as predictor for the decision to return to work. Patients with higher expectations had less sickness absence at the moment of follow-up measurement. As expected, different predictors were found aiming at the absence threshold or the return to work threshold. Furthermore, predictors varied also with the measurement instruments used, timing of follow-up measurements, and definition of outcomes. Until now, too few studies are available to overcome several potential sources of heterogeneity.

conclusionsNo core set of predictors exists for sickness absence in general. The characteristics of the study including the decision to report sick or to return to work determined the influence of several predictors on sickness absence in patients with CLBP. Further research and use of a core set of measurements and uniform definitions are needed to predict sickness absence and return to work in patients with CLBP.

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AbsenteeismDatabases, BibliographicEmploymentHumansLow Back PainMusculoskeletal DiseasesOccupational DiseasesPrognosisSick Leave

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PMID16783530

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