Open AccessDepressive Symptoms Are Associated With Decreased Quality of Life and Work Ability in Currently Working Health Care Workers With Recurrent Low Back Pain
Author(s) -
Virkkunen Tarja,
Pauliina Husu,
Kari Tokola,
Jari Parkkari,
Markku Kankaanpää
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-5948
pISSN - 1076-2752
DOI - 10.1097/jom.0000000000002586
Subject(s) - depressive symptoms , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , health care , depression (economics) , physical therapy , gerontology , psychiatry , anxiety , nursing , economics , macroeconomics , economic growth
This study investigates the association between depressive symptoms and multisite pain and health-related quality of life and work ability in currently employed health care workers with recurrent low back pain (LBP).