Rehabilitation teams should assess pain catastrophizing, anxiety and depression to identify patients at risk for work absenteeism, according to a first-of-its-kind meta-analysis.
The research, titled “Association Between Pain Coping and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression and Work Absenteeism in People with Upper Limb Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” (Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2023:S0003-9993[23]00409-4. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2023.07.003) includes the results