Abstract
The pervasiveness of chronic low back pain and its subsequent disability are alarming in today's healthcare. Although literature is beginning to explicate the impact of self-management (SM) and self-management support (SMS) in other chronic illnesses, there remains limited understanding on whether SM and SMS influence functional ablement in chronic low back pain patients. This study examined whether SM and SMS significantly influenced functional ablement after controlling for mental state and demographic characteristics, examined whether SM mediated the SMS-functional ablement relationship, and described patient perceptions of their SM, SMS, and functional ablement. The adapted Chronic Care Model guided this study. A non-experimental, cross-sectional, descriptive design utilizing mediation analysis and qualitative content analysis addressed the study purposes.
Sigma Membership
Zeta Kappa at-Large
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Mixed/Multi Method Research
Keywords:
Drug Therapies, Disability, Mental Effects of Illness
Advisor
Paula Meek
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
University of Colorado at Denver
Degree Year
2011
Recommended Citation
Kawi, Jennifer, "Self-management and self-management support on functional ablement in chronic low back pain" (2020). Dissertations. 745.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/745
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2020-04-15
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3483159; ProQuest document ID: 900312743. The author still retains copyright.