Predicting patients' perceptions of response to treatment for low-back pain.
An effort has been made to identify variables associated with favorable responses to treatment for low back pain. Using a series of 10 subjective measures, it was found that a rating given by the treating physician at the initial patient-physician contact correlated best with the patient's perception of response to treatment. Subscales from the MMPI and a pain drawing also correlated significantly with the patient's self report. Finally, it was noted that a multiple regression approach incorporating eight variables accounted for a significantly greater portion of the variance in treatment outcome than any single predictor.
D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011379:Prognosis; D011594:Psychometrics