M54.5
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Cross-sectional survey of LBP patients and physiotherapists using quantitative measurement instruments and semi-structured interviews.
The selection of the study participants for the intervi
Sponsors
Hochschule für Gesundheit
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 54 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with episodic LBP in the past 12 months and a high risk of chronification (assessed by means of the Start Back Screening Tool). Episodic pain is considered as back pain that is not chronic (occurring almost daily for at least three months). Physiotherapists with at least three years of professional experience, that are currently working in the physiotherapeutic praxis for at least 15 hours per week and frequently treat patients with LBP (at least once per week).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Failure to meet the inclusion criteria will result in exclusion. Patients with structural pathologies (e.g. infections, tumors, osteoporosis, fractures or deformities of the lumbar spine, inflammatory diseases, radiculopathies or cau-da equina syndrome) are excluded. Patients with insufficient German language skills that do not allow the reflection and expression of individual beliefs and complex thoughts in an interview will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Activity and exercise-related beliefs of LBP patients at risk of chronicity and physiotherapists assessed by semi-structured interviews. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Extended characteristics of patients with LBP and physiotherapists: Physiotherapists: 1.) Demographic data: occupational experience, educational degree, and additional further trainings 2.) Pain Knowledge: Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire 3.) Beliefs of physiotherapists towards the management of LBP: Pain Attitudes and Beliefs Scale for Physiotherapists (PABS-PT) 4.) Physical Activity: Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) and accelerometry (for interviewees only): ActiGraph GT3X worn at the right hip for seven consecutive days at waketime LBP patients: 1.) Demographic data and symptoms 2.) Pain Knowledge: Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire 3.) Risk for chronification: STarT Back Tool (Subgroups for Targeted Treatment) 4.) Physical activity and exercise adherence: Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ), Questions regarding exercise adherence and accelerometry (for interviewees only): ActiGraph GT3X worn at the right hip at seven consecutive days at waketime 5.) Physical activity-related health competence: Questionnaire for the assessment of Physical Activity-related Health Competence (PAHCO) 6.) Self-efficacy: Short Scale for Measuring General Self-efficacy Beliefs (ASKU) 7.) Socioeconomic status: Assessment of the operationalized characteristics education, oc-cupation and income 8.) LBP Beliefs: Fear Avoidance Belief Ques-tionnaire (FABQ) Activity subscale and Back Beliefs Questionnaire (BBQ) 9.) Back-specific body perception: Fremantle Back Awareness Questionnaire (FreBAQ-G) 10.) Average pain intensity during the last week: Numeric Rating Scale NRS (0-10) 11.) Function (disability): Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactStefanie Terhorst
Hochschule für Gesundheit, Bochum, Department für angewandte Gesundheitswissenschaften, Studienbereich Physiotherapie
Outcome results
None listed