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Exploring the Biopsychosocial Impact of Chronic Low Back Pain in Workers Through Artificial Intelligence-Driven Phenotyping.

Paolo Giaccone, Elisabetta de Rinaldis, Federico D'Antoni, Fabrizio Russo, Luca Ambrosio, Giorgia Petrucci, Mario Merone, Leandro Pecchia, Sergio Iavicoli, Gianluca Vadalà and 2 more

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Article in JOR spine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Paolo GiacconeFondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico Rome Italy.
Elisabetta de RinaldisOperative Research Unit of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico Rome Italy.
Federico D'AntoniFondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico Rome Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7377-5462
Fabrizio RussoOperative Research Unit of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico Rome Italy.
Luca AmbrosioOperative Research Unit of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico Rome Italy.
Giorgia PetrucciOperative Research Unit of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico Rome Italy.
Mario MeroneResearch Unit of Intelligent Technology for Health and Wellbeing Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma Rome Italy.
Leandro PecchiaFondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico Rome Italy.
Sergio IavicoliDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Italian National Workers Compensation Authority Rome Italy.
Gianluca VadalàOperative Research Unit of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico Rome Italy.
Rocco PapaliaOperative Research Unit of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico Rome Italy.
Vincenzo DenaroOperative Research Unit of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico Rome Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Study Design: Cross-sectional retrospective cohort study. Objectives: Chronic low back pain (cLBP) is a major cause of disability worldwide, significantly affecting return to work (RTW). This study aimed to assess the biopsychosocial factors influencing occupational functioning in workers with cLBP using artificial intelligence (AI) data-driven patient phenotyping. Methods: Data of workers affected by cLBP were collected through a comprehensive assessment of demographic, clinical, and occupational factors. Hierarchical clustering was employed to identify distinct phenotypes based on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), including the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Work Ability Index (WAI), Nordic score, and Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2). Independent Results: A total of 304 patients were included in the analysis. The AI-driven phenotyping approach identified two distinct clusters, representing 51% (Cluster 1) and 49% (Cluster 2) of the dataset. Compared to Cluster 1, Cluster 2 exhibited significantly higher absenteeism (17.00 vs. 5.22 days, Conclusion: Our study identified the most relevant PROMs differentiating between cLBP clusters of patients, emphasizing different levels of absenteeism and pain-related outcomes.These findings contributed to unravel the data-driven AI potential in suggesting personalized interventions targeting specific biopsychosocial profiles, which may improve clinical outcomes and occupational functioning in workers with cLBP, ultimately enhancing their overall well-being.

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artificial intelligencebiopsychosocial modelchronic low back painclusteringphenotypingPROMsreturn‐to‐workwork‐related low back pain

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PMID40969914
PMCPMC12442893

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