A Qualitative Study of Factors That Influence Older Adults' Work on the Arduous Path to Spine Surgery
Factors that influence patient work are often a result of debilitating symptoms causing loss of independence, isolation, and confusion of how to meet their health goals. The influencing factors warrant research and process improvement initiatives. Thus, lessening the patient work burden and improving health outcomes.
Authors
- Anna Krupp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0815-9441)
- Nicole E. Werner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2363-9491)
- Andrea Strayer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2632-8165)
- Samantha Bjornson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1463-742X)
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Veterans Health Administration (US)
- Iowa City VA Medical Center (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Science Reports
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.70850
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Colgate University
- Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance
- National Institutes of Health
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences