Items | 24 items a | 18 items b | 18 item c | 11 Items d | 15 items e | 16 items f |
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1. I stay at home most of the time because of my back | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
2. I change position frequently to try and get my back comfortable | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
3. I walk more slowly than usual because of my back | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
4. Because of my back, I am not doing any of the jobs that I usually do around the house | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
5. Because of my back, I use a handrail to get upstairs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
6. Because of my back, I lie down to rest more often | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
7. Because of my back, I have to hold onto something to get out of an easy chair | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
8. Because of my back, I try to get other people to do things for me | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
9. I get dressed more slowly than usual because of my back | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
10. I only stand up for short periods of time because of my back | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
11. Because of my back, I try not to bend or kneel down | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
12. I find it difficult to get out of a chair because of my back | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
13. My back is painful almost all the time | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
14. I find it difficult to turn over in bed because of my back | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
15. My appetite is not very good because of my back pain | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
16. I have trouble putting on my socks (or stockings) because of the pain in my back | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
17. I only walk short distances because of my back pain | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
18. I sleep less well because of my back | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
19. Because of my back pain, I get dressed with help from someone else | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
20. I sit down for most of the day because of my back | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
21. I avoid heavy jobs around the house because of my back | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
22. Because of my back pain, I am more irritable and bad tempered with people than usual | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
23. Because of my back, I go upstairs more slowly than usual | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
24. I stay in bed most of the time because of my back | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |