According to a new Australian study, the health literacy levels, beliefs, and attitudes of people who have chronic low back pain influence how they manage the pain related to their condition. Researchers found that low levels of health literacy--defined as the ability to find, understand, and use health information--were linked to increased levels of disability in people with chronic low pain. Also, people with less positive beliefs and attitudes about pain demonstrated a higher incidence of...
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