Abstract:
:We analyzed data from outpatients with chronic low back pain (LBP) in the Veterans Health Study (n = 563) to examine the relationship between localized LBP intensity and radiating leg pain in assessing patient functional status, low back disability, and use of diagnostic imaging. Based on the localized LBP intensity, the study subjects were divided into tertiles (low, moderate, and high intensity). The study subjects were also stratified by the extent of radiating leg pain. Using analysis of variance and multiple regression analysis, we compared the relative importance of localized LBP intensity and radiating leg pain in explaining the variability in the means of the SF-36 scales and low back disability days, and in the proportion of patients who had used diagnostic imaging. The results of the study indicate that measures of localized LBP intensity and radiating leg pain contribute separately to the assessment of patient functional status, low back disability, and use of diagnostic imaging. These results suggest that localized LBP intensity and radiating leg pain may represent two different approaches in assessing back pain severity. Future epidemiological and health services research should consider both measures in assessing the impact of LBP on patient functional status, low back disability, and use of diagnostic imaging.
journal_name
J Clin Epidemioljournal_title
Journal of clinical epidemiologyauthors
Ren XS,Selim AJ,Fincke G,Deyo RA,Linzer M,Lee A,Kazis Ldoi
10.1016/s0895-4356(99)00094-3subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1999-11-01 00:00:00pages
1063-71issue
11eissn
0895-4356issn
1878-5921pii
S0895-4356(99)00094-3journal_volume
52pub_type
临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究abstract::Occasionally, the efficacy of screening for cancer recurrence has been evaluated by means of case-control studies. However, these studies generally have not been designed and analyzed in a manner that will yield an unbiased result. The commentary shows that by adhering to the principles developed for the analysis of s...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.07.013
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
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更新日期:2008-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(99)00076-1
更新日期:1999-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.08.012
更新日期:2016-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.02.019
更新日期:2004-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0895-4356(92)90171-i
更新日期:1992-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2011-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2007-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
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更新日期:2019-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.06.015
更新日期:2005-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.05.016
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.06.014
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.11.015
更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.02.012
更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.07.010
更新日期:2019-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(96)00275-2
更新日期:1996-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(00)00367-x
更新日期:2001-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(03)00124-0
更新日期:2003-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(00)00233-x
更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2001-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.05.033
更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.02.005
更新日期:2018-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1990-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(99)00130-4
更新日期:1999-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2007-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1988-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2020-11-01 00:00:00