The longitudinal relationships between pain severity and disability versus health-related quality of life and costs among chronic low back pain patients.

Elizabeth N MutubukiY BeljonE T MaasF J P M HuygenR W J G OsteloM W van TulderJ M van Dongen

Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2019)

Pain and disability were longitudinally related to health-related quality of life, societal costs, and healthcare costs. Disability had a stronger association with all outcomes compared to pain.

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