[The health professional's approach to chronic lumbago: clinical experience at the Spinal Cord Unit at the orthopedic hospital].
The treatment of back pain patients refers to the biopsychosocial model of care. This model includes illness in patient's personal and relational life. In this context, it is not only the physical symptom of the patient which is focused but also his psychological distress often hidden by algic complain. Clinical interviews conducted with back pain patients have highlighted psychosocial aspects able to influence the relationship between health care user and provider. Taking account of psychosocial aspects implies an interdisciplinary approach that identify and assesses patients' needs through adequate tools. As a result, the different health care providers implied with back pain patients have to collaborate in a structured network.
Hauser
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B
Service de psychiatrie de liaison, CHUV, Lausanne.
Stiefel
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F
Fritsch
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C
Leyvraz
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PF
Guex
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P
D002908:Chronic Disease; D006782:Hospitals, Special; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D009985:Orthopedics; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D013557:Switzerland