Identifying predictors of absenteeism and expenses due to low back pain in workers

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K19912
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 59010:Rehabilitation science-related
• Research Institution: Saitama Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: Takasaki Hiroshi 埼玉県立大学, 保健医療福祉学部, 准教授 (60404779)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 腰痛 / マッケンジー法 / absenteeism / 運動療法 / 患者教育 / アドヒアランス / therapeutic alliance / セルフマネージメント

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A multicenter cohort explored factors at the start of the intervention and at 1 month post-intervention that affect 1-year perceived recovery, and absenteeism and personal expense due to low back pain (LBP) of workers who received McKenzie method for LBP, an internationally most used conservative treatment for LBP. In developing a model to identify the factors, some of the possible independent variables were exercise adherence and the degree of patient-centered treatment implementation, and validation of these two questionnaires was also conducted.
The cohort study resulted in statistically significant models predicting the 1-year perceived recovery, and absenteeism and personal expense due to LBP.

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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究結果は、治療開始してから1年後の未来を考えた場合、治療開始1カ月の間は特に患者とセラピストの関係性を構築し、治療の方向性を決定する分類を確立して治療効果を出すことに集中することの重要性と、治療を通じてセルフマネージメントに対する意識を高めることの重要性を示唆するものであると考えられる。