Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Inclusion | Main diagnosis for a BMR: |
|---|---|
criteria | -M51.2-M51.9 (other intervertebral disc disorders), |
(ICD-10) | -M53.8, M53.9 (other specified/unspecified dorsopathies), |
-M54.4-M54.9 (lumbago with sciatica, low back pain, pain in thoracic spine, other/unspecified dorsalgia), | |
-F45.4 (persistent somatoform pain disorder), | |
-F45.41 (chronic pain disorder with somatic and psychological factors), | |
-F54 (psychological and behavioural factors associated with disorders or diseases classified elsewhere) | |
Exclusion criteria | -specific underlying diagnosis of the back pain (e. g. radicular symptoms, myelopathy) |
-considerably reduced health status (comorbidities) | |
-considerable reduction of sight and hearing | |
-severe psychiatric condition as secondary diagnosis | |
-age below 18 or over 65 respectively | |
-lack of ability to speak German | |
-ongoing application for retirement |