Psychiatric comorbidity as predictor of costs in back pain patients undergoing disc surgery: a longitudinal observational study.

Alexander Konnopka; Margrit Löbner; Melanie Luppa; Dirk Heider; Sven Heinrich; Steffi Riedel-Heller; Hans Jörg Meisel; Lutz Günther; Jürgen Meixensberger; Hans-Helmut König

doi:10.1186/1471-2474-13-165

Psychiatric comorbidity as predictor of costs in back pain patients undergoing disc surgery: a longitudinal observational study.

Alexander Konnopka
Margrit Löbner
Melanie Luppa
Dirk Heider
Sven Heinrich
Steffi Riedel-Heller
Hans Jörg Meisel
Lutz Günther
Jürgen Meixensberger
Hans-Helmut König

Abstract

Psychiatric comorbidity is common in back pain patients undergoing disc surgery and increases economic costs in many areas of health. The objective of this study was to analyse psychiatric comorbidity as predictor of direct and indirect costs in back pain patients undergoing disc surgery in a longitudinal study design.

Bibliografische Daten

Originalsprache	Englisch
ISSN	1471-2474
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-13-165
Status	Veröffentlicht - 2012

pubmed	22943189