Development of a brief questionnaire to predict long-term disability.
作者信息
Fulton-Kehoe Deborah, Stover Bert D, Turner Judith A, Sheppard Lianne, Gluck Jeremy V, Wickizer Thomas M, Franklin Gary M
机构信息
School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98103, USA.
出版信息
J Occup Environ Med. 2008 Sep;50(9):1042-52. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31817d361e.
OBJECTIVE
To develop a brief worker-completed questionnaire for use soon after a work-related back injury to assess risk of long-term work disability.
METHODS
In this prospective cohort study, 1885 workers provided information about pain, function, psychosocial, and work characteristics about 3 weeks after filing claims for new back injuries. Classification and regression tree analysis was used to identify the best predictive model of work disability status 1 year after claim submission.
RESULTS
Pain interference with ability to work (>5, 0 to 10 scale), not currently working, and radiating leg pain comprised the best model which accurately classified 77% of the workers.
CONCLUSIONS
A brief questionnaire assessing pain interference with work, current work status, and radiating leg pain might be useful in assessing risk of long-term work disability due to back injury.
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