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Table 4 Differences in self-reported physical or mental health, n = 52

From: The StarT back screening tool and a pain mannequin improve triage in individuals with low back pain at risk of a worse prognosis – a population based cohort study

 

Lower risk in combined screening (n = 36)

Mean (SD)

High risk in combined screening (n = 16)

Mean (SD)

p-value

RMDQ (0–24)

5.8 (4.1)

7.8 (5.3)

0.228

EQ5D (0–1)

0.72 (0.18)

0.63 (0.27)

0.155

FABQ PA (0–24)

8.6 (5.5)

7.9 (6.8)

0.701

FABQ work (0–42)

12.6 (11.6)

20.1 (14.4)

0.066

HAD anxiety (0–21)

7.2 (3.1)

9.1 (1.7)

0.026

HAD depression (0–21)

3.3 (1.9)

4.6 (1.3)

0.016

Pain NRS (1–10)

4.5 (2.0)

6.3 (1.9)

< 0.001

  1. Analysis based on the triage by the combination of the SBT and pain mannequin in individuals with low back pain. SBT = STarT Back Screening Tool. Lower risk in combined screening = SBT low and medium risk or no Multisite Chronic Widespread Pain (MS-CWP). High risk in combined screening = SBT high risk or MS-CWP. RMDQ = Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (best-worst), EQ5D = EuroQol 5-domain (worst-best), FABQ = Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire for physical activity and work (best-worst), HAD = Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (best-worst), NRS = numeric rating scale (best-worst)