Outcome measures in chronic low back pain

European Spine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1484-1494

  Maughan, Elaine F ^a   Lewis, Jeremy S ^a,b,c  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical significance; Functional assessment; Low back pain; Minimally clinically important change; Outcome measures; Patient reported outcomes; Responsiveness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTRA CLASS CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NUMERICAL RATING SCALE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PAIN SELF EFFICACY QUESTIONNAIRE; PATIENT SPECIFIC FUNCTIONAL SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; ROLAND MORRIS DISABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD ERROR OF MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER CURVE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROC CURVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956925428     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1353-6     Document Type: Article

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