Therapeutische Umschau. Revue thérapeutique
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Comparative Study
[Prevalence and persistence of back pain in foreign workers: class or culture-induced?].
Physically working people are more likely to suffer from backache. Not only is their work hard and menial but usually also degrading. Unpleasant circumstances such as an offensive environment, the monotony of work, poor qualifications or unsatisfactory work generally influence the persistence of pain. ⋯ The accumulation of negative factors is closely connected to his role of a foreign worker, whereas cultural aspects do not seem to be determining. Therefore, the foreign patient's rehabilitation can be fostered and improved by adopting the same methods used with Swiss patients against the chronicisation of backache. Nevertheless, the mentioned unfavourable factors and additional language problems considerably foil all efforts to a successful rehabilitation.