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Table 5 Baseline clinical characteristics for consumers with persistent low back pain

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

Clinical characteristics

 

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))

 

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)

  1. Measures included pain intensity, pain duration, functional limitations, use of active and passive self management strategies, back pain beliefs (BBQ), catastrophizing beliefs (CSQ), fear avoidance beliefs regarding work (FABQ-W) and physical activity (FABQ-P), and factors which load to depression, anxiety and stress (DASS). Data are presented as n (%) unless indicated otherwise
  2. LBP: low back pain; †VAS: Visual Analogue Scale; § The two top loading items from each of the three self-report scales of the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS) were used and the scales for each questions are identified as follows: a Depression scale; b Stress scale; c Anxiety scale.