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Table 1 Outcomes measures

From: Design considerations in a clinical trial of a cognitive behavioural intervention for the management of low back pain in primary care: Back Skills Training Trial

 

Domain

Measures

Time points (months)

Primary

Pain & Disability

Roland & Morris Questionnaire (Roland 1983)

0, 3, 6, 12

 

Pain

Von Korff Scale (Von Korff 1992)

0, 3, 6, 12

Secondary

Occupational and other limitations

Numbers of days off work, reduced activity and bed rest

0, 3, 6, 12

 

Health related quality of life inc physical & mental health

Short Form 12 version 2 (Ware 1996)

0, 3, 6, 12

 

Back Pain Beliefs

Fear avoidance scale (1st five items only)* (Waddell 1993)

0, 3, 6, 12

 

Self-efficacy

Pain self-efficacy questionnaire (Nicholas 2006)

0, 3, 6, 12

 

Satisfaction with treatment

Single item rating of satisfaction with treatment (Deyo et al 1998)

12

Economic analysis

Resource Use

Resource use questionnaire

6, 12

 

Health related quality of life; time trade off score

EQ-5D (health utility) (EuroQol Group 1990)

0, 6, 12