Engaging consumers living in remote areas of Western Australia in the self-management of back pain: a prospective cohort study

Table 1 Self report measures administered to consumers with low back pain

Intervention time points
Self report measures	Baseline (pre-intervention)	Same day post post -intervention	3 months post- intervention
Demographics	☑
Pain duration/intensity	☑		☑
Functional limitations	☑		☑
Health care utilisation	☑		☑
Use of self management strategies	☑		☑
DASS^†	☑		☑
CSQ^§	☑		☑
BBQ	☑	☑	☑
FABQ^¥	☑		☑
HeLMS	☑
GPIU		☑

A battery of self-report measures was administered to consumers with persistent low back pain who lived in three remote regions of Western Australia. Measures were recorded at baseline (pre-intervention) and measures of specific parameters were repeated at post-intervention (same day and/or at 3 months)
DASS: Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (^†2 top loading items from each scale); CSQ: Coping Skills Questionnaire (^§subscale 2: catastrophising); BBQ: back pain beliefs questionnaire; FABQ: fear avoidance beliefs questionnaire (^¥work and physical activity subscales); HeLMS (Health Literacy Measurement Scale); GPIU: Global Perceived Impression of Usefulness.

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