The Association of Physiotherapy and Opioid Use With Duration of Compensated Time Loss for Workers With Low Back Pain.
J Occup Environ Med
; 66(8): e349-e354, 2024 Aug 01.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine patterns of physiotherapy and opioid use among compensated workers with low back pain (LBP), factors associated with these, and their association with time loss.METHODS:
Accepted Victorian and South Australian workers' compensation claims, services, and medicines data for LBP claims lodged June 30, 2010-July 1, 2015. Descriptive statistics, multinomial logistic, and Cox regression were used to determine usage groups, their predictors, and effect of these on time loss.RESULTS:
Of 15,728 claims, 24.4% received no services, 3.6% received opioids only, 43.3% received physiotherapy only, and 28.8% received both opioids and physiotherapy. Sex, age, occupation, remoteness, jurisdiction, and socioeconomic status were significantly associated with usage groups. Using opioids and physiotherapy had the longest time loss.CONCLUSIONS:
Any services/medicine usage was associated with increased time loss and was longest for combined physiotherapy and opioids.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Modalidades de Fisioterapia
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Dolor de la Región Lumbar
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Indemnización para Trabajadores
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Analgésicos Opioides
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Occup Environ Med
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos