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Open AccessEstimating individual health-related quality of life changes in low back pain patients
There is a need to evaluate different options for estimating individual change in health-related quality of life for patients with low back pain.
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Open AccessClassifying patients with non-specific chronic low back pain using the impact stratification score in an online convenience sample
In 2014, the National Institute of Health Pain Consortium’s research task force (RTF) on research standards for chronic low back pain (CLBP) proposed the Impact Stratification Score (ISS) as a patient-reported...
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Open AccessUnpacking the impact of chronic pain as measured by the impact stratification score
In 2014, the National Institute of Health Pain Consortium’s research task force on research standards for chronic low back pain (CLBP) proposed a measure that could be used to stratify patients by the impact C...
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Open AccessA protocol for chronic pain outcome measurement enhancement by linking PROMIS-29 scale to legacy measures and improving chronic pain stratification
Substantial investment has gone into research on the efficacy and effectiveness of pharmaceutical and nonpharmacologic interventions for chronic pain. However, synthesizing this extensive literature is challen...
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Open AccessPredictors of visit frequency for patients using ongoing chiropractic care for chronic low back and chronic neck pain; analysis of observational data
Chronic spinal pain is prevalent, expensive and long-lasting. Several provider-based nonpharmacologic therapies have now been recommended for chronic low-back pain (CLBP) and chronic neck pain (CNP). However, ...
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Open AccessThe impact of patient preferences and costs on the appropriateness of spinal manipulation and mobilization for chronic low back pain and chronic neck pain
Although the delivery of appropriate healthcare is an important goal, the definition of what constitutes appropriate care is not always agreed upon. The RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method is one of the most well...
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Open AccessIMPACT - Integrative Medicine PrimAry Care Trial: protocol for a comparative effectiveness study of the clinical and cost outcomes of an integrative primary care clinic model
Integrative medicine (IM) is a patient-centered, healing-oriented clinical paradigm that explicitly includes all appropriate therapeutic approaches whether they originate in conventional or complementary medic...
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Open AccessEconomic analysis of complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine: considerations raised by an expert panel
An international panel of experts was convened to examine the challenges faced in conducting economic analyses of Complementary, Alternative and Integrative Medicine (CAIM).
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Open AccessIs complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) cost-effective? a systematic review
Out-of-pocket expenditures of over $34 billion per year in the US are an apparent testament to a widely held belief that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies have benefits that outweigh their...