Skouen J S, Wester K, Slåttebrekk O V
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1989 Nov 10;109(31):3235-8.
Waiting for treatment usually contributes to patients' psychological and financial problems. In this study we calculate and discuss the economic implications of these patients being on a waiting list for treatment. Our calculations show that the income lost in economic production is higher than the cost of treating patients with degenerative low back pain. This is mainly because these afflictions strike people of working age and render them invalids, whereas early adequate treatment usually allows the patients to take up their previous work.
等待治疗通常会给患者带来心理和经济问题。在本研究中，我们计算并讨论了这些患者在等待治疗名单上所产生的经济影响。我们的计算表明，经济生产中损失的收入高于治疗退行性下腰痛患者的成本。这主要是因为这些疾病侵袭劳动年龄人群并使其丧失劳动能力，而早期的充分治疗通常能让患者恢复之前的工作。
