M51 M53 M54
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Intervention patients receive the new standardized back school "Curriculum Rückenschule" (Meng et al., 2009
2011) after implementation into routine-use. The back school program consists of 7 patient-oriented, interactive sessions of 55 minutes, which are held in small groups of a closed format (15 participa
Sponsors
Universität Würzburg, Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Soziologie und Rehabilitationswissenschaften
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: chronic low back pain patients (main diagnosis: M51, M53, M54) in inpatient orthopedic rehabilitation clinics
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (a) age below 18 or above 65 years, (b) inadequate German language ability, (c) severe visual or hearing impairment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Illness knowledge about back pain and its treatment (short-term/discharge); Questionnaire "Illness knowledge" (Meng et al., 2009; 2011); Time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 and 12 months 2) Back exercises (long-term/12 months after discharge from rehabilitation); Questionnaire "Back exercises" (Göhner, 2003); Time frame: admission, after 6 and 12 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Physical activity; The Freiburger questionnaire on physical activity (Frey et al., 1999); Time frame: admission, after 6 and 12 months. 2) Motivational and volitional determinants of physical activity; HAPA-Questionnaires (Schwarzer et al., 2007; Sniehotta et al., 2005); Time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 and 12 months. 3) Fear-Avoidance-Beliefs; Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire FABQ-D (Pfingsten et al., 1997); Time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 and 12 months. 4) Avoidance behavior; German version of the Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale PASS (McCracken et al., 1992; Quint, 2007); Time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 and 12 months. 5) Pain coping strategies; German Pain Management Questionnaire FESV (Geissner, 2006); Time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 and 12 months. 6) Pain intensity; Numeric Rating Scale NRS (Pfingsten et al., 2007); Time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 and 12 months. 7) Funktional ability; Hannover Functional Ability Questionnaire FFbH-R (Kohlmann & Raspe, 1996); Time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 and 12 months. 8) Health related quality of live; German SF-12, a shortened version of the SF-36 Health Survey (Bullinger & Kirch-berger, 1998); Time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 and 12 months. 9) treatment satisfaction with the back school; Questionnaire (Meng et al., 2009); Time frame: discharge. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactKarin Meng
Universität Würzburg, Arbeitsbereich Rehabilitationswissenschaften
Outcome results
None listed