The economic cost of low back pain in sweden in 2001

Ekman, Mattias; Johnell, Olof; Lidgren, Lars

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“…The cost of chronic low back pain has been found to be high in all studies conducted in developed countries (10,11,(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24). However, there are no data on developing countries, such as Turkey, in the literature.…”

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“…As a result of the questionnaire survey and phone interviews with 1253 patients with chronic low back pain, the total annual direct cost was found to be 2.6 (22), the total direct cost was found to be 8386±17507 dollars. In a study conducted in Sweden (21), patients that applied to outpatient clinics with complaints of chronic low back pain were given questionnaire forms and they were asked about their inability to go to work in the last 3 months and about their medical expenses in the last 6 months. Annual direct costs and indirect cost were calculated by multiplying by 4 and 2, respectively.…”

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Burden of Chronic Low Back Pain in the Turkish Population

İçağasıoğlu¹,

Yumuşakhuylu²,

Ketenci³

et al. 2015

Turk J Phys Med Rehab

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Objective: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a great economic burden to the society mainly in terms of the large number of the lost work days and disability, and it appears to be growing. The economic burden of LBP in Turkey is not known. This study aims to analyze the health care resource use, work and productivity loss, and health-related economics of CLBP in Turkey. Material and Methods:The study was designed as a multi-centered cross-sectional survey of patients in physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics from eight different regions of Turkey and 662 patients with CLBP over 18 years of age were included. Data on patient sociodemographics, disease-related healthcare resource use during the previous 6 months, inability to work during the last 3 months, Roland Morris Disability Index for the functional status, and psychological health with Beck Depression Scale were collected. Direct costs included medical visits, investigations, medications, hospitalizations, orthopedic aids, and physical therapy. İndirect costs were evaluated mostly with productivity loss. Results: The total annual direct costs for CLBP per patient were estimated at 1080 TL. The indirect costs were estimated at 5511 TL per patient. Direct cost was correlated with disease severity, duration, and age. Indirect cost was higher in women. Conclusion: The indirect costs for CLBP were significantly higher than the direct costs.

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Burden of Chronic Low Back Pain in the Turkish Population

İçağasıoğlu¹,

Yumuşakhuylu²,

Ketenci³

et al. 2015

Turk J Phys Med Rehab

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“…7,12,22,27 It is estimated a point prevalence of back pain around 30% and a lifetime prevalence of 70% to 80%. 1 Although back pain is a highly prevalent condition, in about 85% of cases an accurate pathological diagnosis cannot be made and they are considered either idiopathic or of nonspecifi c origin.…”

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“…25 Although the direct costs associated with back pain management are increasing, most studies have showed that they are largely related to temporary and permanent work-related disability. 7,8,22,27 The most severe outcome of this condition is permanent disability pension, which is hardly reverted. 20,21 According to two studies carried out in Norway, 14,15 the risk factors for disability pension and prognostic factors for back pain included being female; low education level and low socioeconomic condition; comorbidities; fatigue; and low professional qualifi cations.…”

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Invalidez por dor nas costas entre segurados da Previdência Social do Brasil

Meziat‐Filho

Silva

2011

Rev. Saúde Pública

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OBJETIVO: Descrever as aposentadorias por invalidez decorrente de dor nas costas. MÉTODOS: Estudo descritivo com dados do Sistema Único de Informações de Benefícios e dos Anuários Estatísticos da Previdência Social em 2007. A taxa de incidência de dor nas costas como causa das aposentadorias por invalidez foi calculada segundo as variáveis idade e sexo, nos estados. Os dias de trabalho perdidos por invalidez decorrente de dor nas costas foram calculados segundo atividade profissional. RESULTADOS: A dor nas costas idiopática foi a primeira causa de invalidez entre as aposentadorias previdenciárias e acidentárias. A maioria dos beneficiários residia em área urbana e era comerciário. A taxa de incidência de dor nas costas como causa das aposentadorias por invalidez no Brasil foi de 29,96 por 100.000 contribuintes. Esse valor foi mais elevado entre os homens e entre as pessoas mais velhas. Rondônia exibiu taxa quatro vezes superior ao esperado (RT = 4,05) e a segunda maior taxa, referente à Bahia, foi de aproximadamente duas vezes o esperado (RT = 2,07). Os comerciários foram responsáveis por 96,9% dos dias perdidos por invalidez. CONCLUSÕES: A dor nas costas foi uma importante causa de invalidez em 2007, sobretudo entre comerciários, com grandes diferenças entre os estados.

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“…Disability and early retirement from back pain places a significant socioeconomic burden on the individual and the community and are rising exponentially [15]. Most of the costs linked to the treatment of back pain apply to a small proportion of sufferers experiencing persistent symptoms leading to disability [5,25].…”

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A screening questionnaire to predict no return to work within 3 months for low back pain claimants

Bois

Donceel

2008

Eur Spine J

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The objective of the present study was to develop a short prediction questionnaire for estimating the risk of no return to work (RTW) within 3 months of sick leave to facilitate triage and management of a patient population of subacute low-back pain (LBP) sufferers. We conducted a prospective study with a 3-month follow-up on 186 patients with LBP introducing a claim for sickness benefits to the largest sickness fund in Belgium. Patients completed a screening questionnaire within 2 weeks after claim submission. All patients were invited for clinical assessment, at 6-8 weeks of sick leave, by the medical adviser. Patients' work status was recorded by the sickness fund. About 20% of the patients did not resume work at 3 months' sick leave. They were more likely to experience pain below the knee, to have an own previous prediction of a 100% no RTW and to have a severe interference of pain on daily activities. The screening tool based on these three items correctly classified 73.7% of the non-resumers and 78.4% of the resumers at a cut-off score of 0.22. The findings of this study provide evidence of the utility of a short screening questionnaire for future use in intervention studies in a social security setting.

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The economic cost of low back pain in sweden in 2001

Abstract: The cost of illness due to low back pain was substantial, but does not appear to have risen during the last 10-15 years.

Cited by 120 publications

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Burden of Chronic Low Back Pain in the Turkish Population

Burden of Chronic Low Back Pain in the Turkish Population

Invalidez por dor nas costas entre segurados da Previdência Social do Brasil

A screening questionnaire to predict no return to work within 3 months for low back pain claimants

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