Associations Between Relative Value Units and Patient-Reported Back Pain and Disability

Objective: To describe associations between health care utilization measures and patient-reported outcomes (PROs). Method: Primary data were collected from patients ≥65 years with low back pain visits from 2011 to 2013. Six PROs of pain and functionality were collected 12 and 24 months after the ind...

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Main Authors: Laura S. Gold PhD, Matthew Bryan PhD, Bryan A. Comstock MS, Brian W. Bresnahan PhD, Richard A. Deyo MD, MPH, Srdjan S. Nedeljkovic MD, David R. Nerenz PhD, Patrick Heagerty PhD, Jeffrey G. Jarvik MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721416686019