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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants (n = 200)

From: Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Thai version of the STarT Back Screening Tool in patients with non-specific low back pain

Variables

% (n)

Mean ± SD

Minimum

Maximum

Age (year)

 

24.95 ± 8.75

20.00

62.00

Genders

    

 Female

79.00 (158)

 Male

21.00 (42)

Education

    

 No primary school

–

 Primary school

1.50 (3)

 High school

91.00 (182)

 Bachelor’s degree

6.00 (12)

 Master’s degree

1.50 (3)

 Doctoral degree

–

Types of low back pain

    

 Acute

52.00 (104)

 Sub-acute

16.00 (32)

 Chronic

32.00 (64)

STarT risk group

    

 Low risk

80.00 (160)

 Medium risk

16.00 (32)

 High risk

4 .00 (8)

VAS (0–100)

 

3.11 ± 1.57

0.40

7.40

 SBST-TH total score (0–9)

 

2.42 ± 1.61

0

9.00

 Physical subscore (0–4)

 

1.17 ± 1.68

0

4.00

 Psychological subscore

 

1.24 ± 1.11

0

5.00

 RMDQ (0–24)

 

2.44 ± 2.95

0

21.00

 FABQ total score (0–66)

 

32.66 ± 11.85

1.00

57.00

 FABQ-PA (0–24)

 

13.31 ± 4.69

0

24.00

 FABQ-W (0–42)

 

19.35 ± 8.48

0

34.00

 PCS total score (0–52)

 

11.21 ± 8.74

0

40.00

 Rumination

 

4.63 ± 3.69

0

15.00

 Magnification

 

2.90 ± 2.54

0

12.00

 Helplessness

 

3.69 ± 3.59

0

18.00

 HADS total score (0–42)

 

12.65 ± 4.95

4.00

35.00

 Anxiety (0–21)

 

8.29 ± 2.73

1.00

19.00

 Depression (0–21)

 

4.36 ± 2.97

0

16.00

 EQ-5D-5L index (0–1)

 

0.91 ± 0.10

0.18

1.00

 EQ-VAS (0–100)

 

76.81 ± 14.79

25.00

100.00

  1. SD Standard deviation, VAS Visual analogue scale, SBST-TH STarT back screening tool-Thai version, RMDQ Roland-Morris disability questionnaire, FABQ Fear-avoidance beliefs questionnaire, FABQ-PA Fear-avoidance beliefs questionnaire about physical activity, FABQ-W Fear-avoidance beliefs questionnaire about work, PCS Pain catastrophising scale, HADS Hospital anxiety and depression scale, EQ-5D-5L EuroQol five-dimensional five-level questionnaire, EQ-VAS EuroQol-visual analogue scale