Table 4 Modified items of the HC-PAIRS. Modified components are highlighted in bold.
Item No. | Item |
|---|---|
1 | Low back pain patients can still be expected to fulfil work and family responsibilities despite pain |
2 | An increase in pain is an indicator that a low back pain patient should stop what they are doing until the pain decreases |
3 | Low back pain patients cannot go about normal life activities when they are in pain |
4 | If their pain would go away, low back pain patients would be every bit as active as they used to be |
5 | Low back pain patients should have the same benefits as the handicapped* because of their painful problem |
6 | Low back pain patients owe it to themselves and those around them to perform their usual activities even when their pain is bad |
7 | Most people expect too much of low back pain patients, given their pain |
8 | Low back pain patients have to be careful not to do anything that might make their pain worse |
9 | As long as they are in pain, low back pain patients will never be able to live as well as they did before |
10 | Low back pain patients have to accept that they are disabled persons, due to their pain |
11 | There is no way that low back pain patients can return to do the things that they used to unless they first find a cure for their pain |
12 | Even though their pain is always there, low back pain patients often don't notice it at all when they are keeping themselves busy |
13 | All of low back pain patients' problems would be solved if their pain would go away |