Clinical characteristics | Â | |||
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Current episode of LBP present more than 3 months (N = 50) | 46 (92.0) | |||
Current episode of LBP Intensity (NRS†0-10) (mean(sd)): |  | |||
LBP now (N = 51) | 3.5 (2.9) | |||
LBP in last week (N = 51) | 5.0 (2.8) | |||
LBP in last 4 weeks (N = 51) | 4.8 (2.4) | |||
Functional limitations due to LBP | Activity 1 (N = 43) | Activity 2 (N = 38) | Activity 3 (N = 30) | |
Exercise | 22 (51.2) | 13 (34.2) | 8 (26.7) | |
Bending, lifting, carrying | 8 (18.6) | 8 (21.1) | 8 (26.7) | |
Sustained postures | 7 (16.3) | 10 (26.3) | 7 (23.3) | |
Housework or gardening | 4 (9.3) | 7 (18.4) | 5 (16.7) | |
Hobbies | 2 (4.7) | 0 | 2 (6.7) | |
Use of self management strategies (count: mean (SD)) (N = 49) |  | |||
Active Behavioural (total possible items = 9) | 3.6 (2.2) | |||
Active Cognitive (total possible items = 9) | 2.6 (2.1) | |||
Passive (total possible items = 7) | 2.4 (1.6) | |||
Passive Conventional Medical (total possible items = 8) | 2.0 (1.4) | |||
Pain-related cognitive-behavioural scales (mean (SD)) | Â | |||
BBQ; (N = 49); possible score 9-45 | 26.5 (7.9) | |||
CSQ:(Factor 2 subscale: catastrophising)(N = 49); possible score 0-36 | 9.7 (7.9) | |||
FABQ-Physical;(N = 50); possible score 0-24 | 14.3 (6.4) | |||
FABQ-Work; (N = 43);possible score 0-42 | 16.0 (11.7) | |||
Emotional Functioning | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
DASS§ possible range 0-3 | (did not apply to me at all) | (applied to me some of the time) | (applied to me a good part of the time) | (applied to me most of the time) |
10 a : Nothing to look forward to (N = 47) | 33 (70.2) | 5 (10.6) | 7 (14.9) | 2 (4.3) |
22 b : Hard to wind down (N = 50) | 13 (26.0) | 16 (32.0) | 13 (26.0) | 8 (16.0) |
25 c : Aware of the action of my heart in the absence of physical exertion (N = 45) | 25 (55.5) | 9 (20.0) | 8 (17.8) | 3 (6.7) |
35 b : Intolerant of anything that kept me from getting on with what I was doing (N = 48) | 18 (37.5) | 16 (33.3) | 8 (16.7) | 6 (12.5) |
38 a Felt that life was meaningless (N = 48) | 35 (72.9) | 7 (14.6) | 4 (8.3) | 2 (4.2) |
41 c : Experienced trembling (N = 48) | 29 (60.4) | 9 (18.7) | 8 (16.7) | 2 (4.2) |