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Daily text messages used as a method for assessing low back pain among workers
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- Burström, Lage (författare)
- Umeå universitet,Yrkes- och miljömedicin
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- Jonsson, Håkan (författare)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för strålningsvetenskaper
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- Björ, Bodil (författare)
- Umeå universitet,Yrkes- och miljömedicin
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- Hjalmarsson, Ulla (författare)
- Umeå universitet,Yrkes- och miljömedicin
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- Nilsson, Tohr (författare)
- Umeå universitet,Yrkes- och miljömedicin
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- Reuterwall, Christina (författare)
- Umeå universitet,Yrkes- och miljömedicin
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- Wahlström, Jens (författare)
- Umeå universitet,Yrkes- och miljömedicin
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- Elsevier BV, 2016
- 2016
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. - : Elsevier BV. - 0895-4356 .- 1878-5921. ; :70, s. 45-51
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Abstract
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- OBJECTIVES: To evaluate a method for collecting data concerning low back pain (LBP) using daily text messages and to characterize the reported LBP in terms of intensity, variability, and episodes.STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: We conducted a cohort study of LBP among workers used by a mining company. The participants were asked to answer the question "How much pain have you had in your lower back in the last 24 hours on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 = no pain and 10 = the worst pain imaginable" once a day for 5 weeks, with this process being repeated 6 months later.RESULTS: A total of 121 workers participated in the first period of data collection, and 108 participated in the second period. The daily response rate was 93% for both periods, and cluster analysis was shown to be a feasible statistical method for clustering LBP into subgroups of low, medium, and high pain. The daily text messages method also worked well for assessing the episodic nature of LBP.CONCLUSION: We have demonstrated a method for repeatedly measuring of LBP using daily text messages. The data permitted clustering into subgroups and could be used to define episodes of LBP.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Arbetsmedicin och miljömedicin (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Occupational Health and Environmental Health (hsv//eng)
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