Burden of chronic low back pain: Association with pain severity and prescription medication use in five large European countries.

Serge PerrotMichael J DoaneDena H JaffeErika DragonLucy AbrahamLars ViktrupAndrew G BushmakinJoseph C CappelleriPhilip G Conaghan

Published in: Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain (2021)

Greater severity of CLBP was associated with worse health-related quality of life, health status, and absenteeism and presenteeism, irrespective of prescription medication use. Greater severity of CLBP was associated with increased healthcare utilization in prescription medication users.

Keyphrases

healthcare
chronic pain
pain management
emergency department
risk factors
spinal cord
health information
electronic health record
postoperative pain