[Poor prognosis in back pain among patients who have filed financial claims - secondary publication].
Patients with back pain frequently file financial claims concerning causation and disability level. We examined if the financial claim could independently influence the prognosis or if such a tendency was instead caused by a more severe degree of disease. The associations were therefore adjusted for several prognostic factors. After one year the adjusted odds ratio for "no improvement" in patients making a claim was calculated to 4.2 for low-back patients and 17.4 for neck patients. The results indicate an association between financial claim and poor prognosis.
Reumatologisk Afdeling, Sygehus Vendsyssel, DK-9800 Hjørring. Clara@rn.dk
Claus
C
Rasmussen
Charlotte
C
Leboeuf-Yde
Lise
L
Hestbaek
Claus
C
Manniche
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome