Objectives: To identify psychosocial predictors of failure to return to work in non-chronic
(lasting less than 3 months) non-specific low back pain (NSLBP). Methods: A systematic …

The objective of the study was to provide an inventory of predictive instruments and their
constituting parameters associated with return to work in patients with subacute (2–10 …

Purpose We systematically reviewed the evidence on factors that predict duration of sick
leave in workers after 6 weeks low back pain (LBP) related sick leave. We hypothesized that …

Purpose The aim of this paper is to develop and test a model of direct and indirect
relationships among individual psychosocial predictors of return-to-work (RTW) outcomes …

PREDICTORS OF RETURN TO WORK IN PATIENTS SICK LISTED FOR SUB-ACUTE LOW
BACK PAIN: A 12-MONTH FOLLOW-UP STUDY Page 1 PREDICTORS OF RETURN TO …

Background Most people experience low back pain (LBP) at least once in their lifetime. Only
a minority of them go on to develop persistent LBP. However, the socioeconomic costs of …

Background Few data are available on predictors for a favorable outcome in patients with
chronic nonspecific low back pain (CNLBP). Purpose The aim of this study was to assess …

Objectives: To provide evidence of predictors for sickness absence in patients with non-
specific chronic low back pain (CLBP), distinguishing predictors aimed at the decision to …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The recovery of patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) is
slow. Furthermore, it is recently proposed that chronic LBP needs a prognostic approach to …

Purpose. Studies of occupational low back pain (OLBP) have shown that return to work after
injury is influenced by workers' concerns and expectations; however, these theoretical …