Societal costs of older adults with low back pain seeking chiropractic care: findings from the BACE-C cohort study
This study estimated the mean total annual societal cost of older adults seeking chiropractic care due to a new episode of LBP at €5297 (95% CI 4191-6403).These costs were mainly due to high levels of presenteeism, and extensively differed based upon work status.
Authors
- Johanna M. van Dongen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1606-8742)
- Esther T. Maas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2290-9552)
- Alan D. Jenks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7346-1655)
- Sidney M. Rubinstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4819-994X)
- Brenda L. van der Vossen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6284-1053)
Institutions
- Capilano University (CA)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
- Published
- 2024-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-024-00553-0
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00