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| Title |
Factors Associated With Work Ability in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Cervical Radiculopathy
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| Published in |
Spine, August 2015
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| DOI | 10.1097/brs.0000000000001010 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Eunice Ng, Venerina Johnston, Johanna Wibault, Håkan Löfgren, Åsa Dedering, Birgitta Öberg, Peter Zsigmond, Anneli Peolsson |
| Abstract |
Cross-sectional studyObjective. To investigate the factors associated with work ability in patients undergoing surgery for cervical radiculopathy. Surgery is a common treatment for cervical radiculopathy in people of working age. However, few studies have investigated the impact on the work ability of these patients. Patients undergoing surgery for cervical radiculopathy (n = 201) were recruited from spine centres in Sweden to complete a battery of questionnaires and physical measures the day before surgery. The associations between various individual, psychological and work-related factors and self-reported work ability were investigated by Spearman rank correlation coefficient, multivariate linear regression and forward stepwise regression analyses. Factors that were significant (p<0.05) in each statistical analysis were entered into the successive analysis to reveal the factors most related to work ability. Work ability was assessed using the Work Ability Index (WAI). The mean WAI score was 28 (SD 9.0). The forward stepwise regression analysis revealed six factors significantly associated with work ability which explained 62% of the variance in the WAI. Factors highly correlated with greater work ability included greater self-efficacy in performing self-cares, lower physical load on the neck at work, greater self-reported chance of being able to work in six months' time, greater use of active coping strategies, lower frequency of hand weakness and higher health-related quality of life. Psychological, work-related and individual factors were significantly associated with work ability in patients undergoing surgery for cervical radiculopathy. High self-efficacy was most associated with greater work ability. Consideration of these factors by surgeons pre-operatively may provide optimal return to work outcomes after surgery. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 3 | 75% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 50% |
| Scientists | 1 | 25% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 73 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 72 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 10 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 12 | 16% |
| Unknown | 21 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 23% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 22% |
| Psychology | 7 | 10% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 3% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 6 | 8% |
| Unknown | 23 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 August 2015.
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#2,996,320
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#827
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#36,845
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#17
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Altmetric has tracked 25,373,627 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done well and is in the 88th percentile: it's in the top 25% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 8,451 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 6.9. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 90% of its peers.
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