Titre :
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Comparing the satisfaction of low back pain patients randomized to receive medical or chiropractic care : Results from the UCLA low-back pain study. (2002)
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Auteurs :
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Ruth-P HERTZMAN-MILLER ;
Alan-H ADAMS ;
. FEI YU ;
Philip HARBER ;
Eric-L HURWITZ ;
Gerald-F KOMINSKI ;
Hal MORGENSTERN ;
Department of Epidemiology. Ucla School of Public Health. USA ;
Southern California University of Health Sciences. Whittier. CA. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 92, n° 10, 2002)
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Pagination :
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1628-1633
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Lombalgie
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Thérapeutique
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Etude comparée
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Rachis
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Satisfaction
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Médecine alternative
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Homme
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Douleur
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Système ostéoarticulaire [pathologie]
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Rachis [pathologie]
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Chiropraxie
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS f5LbR0xe. Diffusion soumise ... autorisation]. Objectives. This study examined the difference in satisfaction between patients assigned to chiropractic vs medical care for treatment of low back pain in a managed care organization. Methods. Satisfaction scores (on a 10-50 scale) after 4 weeks of follow-up were compared among 672 patients randomized to receive medical or chiropractic care. Results. The mean satisfaction score for chiropractic patients was greater than the score for medical patients (crude difference=5.5 ; 95% confidence interval=4.5,6.5). Self-care advice and explanation of treatment predicted satisfaction and reduced the estimated difference between chiropractic and medical patients'satisfaction. Conclusions. Communication of advice and information to patients with low back pain increases their satisfaction with providers and accounts for much of the difference between chiropractic and medical patients'satisfaction.
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