title: Treating co-occurring chronic low back pain & generalized anxiety disorder.
abstract: The complex, bidirectional correlation between chronic low back pain (CLBP) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), common ailments in primary care, can increase the risk of inadequate treatment. This article will review the relationship between CLBP and GAD and provide optimal management strategies for NPs caring for individuals with this dyad.
authors.affiliation: Kristina Janzen is a registered nurse at GH4 Acute Care (Adult) Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba and a research nurse at Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Manitoba. Brenda Peters-Watral is a nurse practitioner at Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Janzen
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Peters-Watral
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D059017:Primary Care Nursing