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Functional Activities and Psychosocial Factors in the Rehabilitation of Patients with Low Back Pain
Author(s) -
Gard Gunvor,
Gille Kent Åke,
Grahn Birgitta
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of caring sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.678
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1471-6712
pISSN - 0283-9318
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2000.tb00566.x
Subject(s) - psychosocial , rehabilitation , physical therapy , coping (psychology) , medicine , low back pain , functional training , activities of daily living , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , alternative medicine , pathology
A four‐week rehabilitation programme for back patients, focusing on functional activities and psychosocial factors in the demands of work and daily living, was evaluated. The programme is a combination of training of functional activities and increased psychological knowledge, body awareness and coping. A total of 40 patients with lumbago or lumbago ischias participated in the program and were compared with a matched control group. The results showed that the patients had significantly more ergonomic and psychosocial problems in their working environment than did the controls. A significant reduction in ratings of low back pain was noted in patients compared with controls after rehabilitation. Increased functional ability and physical fitness were shown in the patient group after rehabilitation. Significantly more patients than controls returned to work after the rehabilitation.