SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Biopsychosocial Factors for Chronicity in Individuals with Non-Specific Low Back Pain: An Umbrella Review.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Psychological risk factors for lumbopelvic pain before, during, and after pregnancy: a systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- The Effects of Lumbar Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness on Clinical, Biomechanical and Neuromuscular Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2026Pooled it
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- Common Mechanisms in Migraine, Migraine-Related Neck Pain, and Low Back Pain: Implications for Treatment.Pain and therapy · 2026Review
- Central Sensitization and Pain Catastrophizing Are More Strongly Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life than Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis-Derived Body-Composition Measures in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association Between Body Composition, Muscle-to-Weight Ratio, and Functional Disability in Patients with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Observational
- Pain Resilience Therapy vs. Pain Neuroscience Education for Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain: Secondary Analysis of Data from a Randomized Controlled Trial of Risk and Resilience Factors.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparing Movement Patterns and Physical Function Between Chronic Low Back Pain Patients With Nociplastic and Nociceptive Pain Categories.JOR spine · 2026Article
- Machine learning-based prediction of disability in subacute low back pain: a primary care study on clinical and psychosocial determinants.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2026Observational
- "Learn and Move" Program for the Management of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Primary Care: A Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- In the Light of Healthcare Professionals: Beliefs About Chronic Low Back Pain.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Observational
- Tuina therapy for chronic nonspecific low back pain: a randomized clinical trial protocol.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
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- Social factors contributing to the development of chronic low back pain: a scoping review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Male and female workers suffering from chronic low back pain display different interrelationships between the biopsychosocial variables.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Article
- Exploring the Biopsychosocial Impact of Chronic Low Back Pain in Workers Through Artificial Intelligence-Driven Phenotyping.JOR spine · 2025Article
- Well-Being, Inflammation, and Physical Activity in Acute and Chronic Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of 22,864 UK Biobank Participants.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025Article
- The impact of emotional distress on response to radiofrequency ablation.Pain reports · 2025Article
- Psychosocial Assessment as a Key Component in an Integrated, Personalized Care Pathway: A Protocol for a Low Back Pain Randomized Controlled Trial.Pain and therapy · 2025Article
- Biopsychosocial Strategies for Alleviating Low Back Pain in Late Mothers: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
Low back pain (LBP) is a global and disabling problem. A considerable number of systematic reviews published over the past decade have reported a range of factors that increase the risk of chronicity due to LBP. This study summarizes up-to-date and high-level research evidence on the biopsychosocial prognostic factors of outcomes in adults with non-specific low back pain at follow-up. An umbrella review was carried out. PubMed, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Web of Science, PsycINFO, CINAHL Plus and PEDro were searched for studies published between 1 January 2008 and 20 March 2020. Two reviewers independently screened abstracts and full texts, extracted data and assessed review quality. Fifteen systematic reviews met the eligibility criteria; all were deemed reliable according to our criteria. There were five prognostic factors with consistent evidence of association with poor acute-subacute LBP outcomes in the long term (high levels of pain intensity and disability, high emotional distress, negative recovery expectations and high physical demands at work), as well as one factor with consistent evidence of no association (low education levels). For mixed-duration LBP, there was one predictor consistently associated with poor outcomes in the long term (high pain catastrophism). We observed insufficient evidence to synthesize social factors as well as to fully assess predictors in the chronic phase of LBP. This study provides consistent evidence of the predictive value of biological and psychological factors for LBP outcomes in the long term. The identified prognostic factors should be considered for inclusion into low back pain explanatory models.
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