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Table 2 Patient outcome measures and timelines

From: The effectiveness of a stratified group intervention using the STarTBack screening tool in patients with LBP - a non randomised controlled trial

 

Domain

Outcome measures

Time-points

   

(months)

 

Demographics

Age, gender, duration of LBP, employment status, educational attainment, medico-legal status

0

Primary

Back pain disability

Roland and Morris Disability Questionnaire

0,3,6

Secondary

Pain

Visual analogue scale

0,3,6

 

Distress

Distress and Risk Assessment Method

0,3,6

 

Beliefs

Back Beliefs Questionnaire

0,3,6

 

Preference based health utility

EQ-5D

0,3,6

 

Global perceived benefit

Compared to symptoms at baseline (7 point likert scale)

0,3,6

 

Satisfaction scale

Satisfaction with care received (7 point likert scale)

0,3,6

 

Objective spinal mobility

Range of motion T-12 & S1

0,3

 

Objective physical function

Simmond’s Tests:

0,3

sit-stand, forward reach, 50-foot walk test