title: Return to work after rehabilitation. The significance of the patient's own prediction.
abstract: A prospective study of patients with chronic low-back pain was made to determine the significance of the patient's own prediction of the outcome of a vocational rehabilitation program. Fifty-two patients were screened, and their work situation determined one and 4 years after the rehabilitation program was started. The patients predicted the outcome correctly in 69%, with a sensitivity of 68% and a specificity of 71%. A statistically significant correlation was found between the patient's prediction and the recommendations given by the rehabilitation unit.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001416:Back Pain / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies