| PMC full text: | Published online 2014 Apr 2. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-102
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Table 2
Assessment instruments and procedures
| Time | Instruments | Detailed description |
|---|---|---|
| First visit/baseline 1 | EQ-5D | Self-rated health [38] |
| MPI-S | Psychological profile [43-45] | |
| NRS-11 | Pain intensity last 24 hours [41,42] | |
| Descriptive data (subject) | Pregnancy (yes/no) | |
| Year of birth | ||
| Pain in low back (yes/no) | ||
| Pain in leg (yes, thigh only/yes, thigh and shin/no) | ||
| Previously visited chiropractor (no/yes, more than 3 months ago/yes, less than 3 months ago) | ||
| Past episodes of LBP (yes/no) | ||
| Days in total with LBP during past year (<30/≥30) | ||
| Pain in cervical or thoracic spine (no/yes, ≥30 days past year/yes, <30 days past year) | ||
| Access to mobile phone (yes/no) | ||
| Ability to send SMS text messages (yes/no) | ||
| Belief in chance of improvement by treatment (NRS-11 varying from no chance to very probable) | ||
| Subjective perception of health in general (5-step scale, perfect, very good, good, fair, poor) | ||
| Baseline 2, fourth visit or earlier if indicated | NRS-11 | Pain intensity last 24 hours [41,42] |
| Descriptive data (subject) | Subjective perception of health in general (5-step scale, perfect, very good, good, fair, poor) | |
| Descriptive data (clinician) | Clinician’s expectations concerning the response to preventive treatment | |
| Study start (When next visit can be scheduled at least one month ahead) | RMDQ | Self-rated disability [40] |
| Descriptive data (subject) | Sex (man/woman) | |
| Year of birth | ||
| Profession (physically heavy labor/interchanging between heavy and light/ standing and walking/sitting) | ||
| Self-reported work absence | Sick leave during past year (no/yes, 1–7 days in total/yes, 8–14 days in total/yes, ≥15 days in total) | |
| Descriptive data (clinician) | Type of treatment so far (manipulation, mobilization, activator, drop/soft tissue treatment/information, recommendations/other, as described by the chiropractor) | |
| Number of treatments during the past episode | ||
| Random allocation | ||
| Study period | Weekly data collection for 52 weeks collected with SMS (text messages) | “How many days during the previous week has your low back pain been bothersome (i.e., affected your daily activities or routines)? Please answer with a number between 0 and 7” (requiring an answer between 0–7, sent in a reply text message [35,36]) |
| Follow-up after 12 months | EQ-5D | Self-rated health [38] |
| RMDQ | Self-rated disability [40] | |
| NRS-11 | Pain intensity last 24 hours [41,42] | |
| Descriptive data (subject) | Other treatment in the past year? If yes, which type (physiotherapist, other chiropractor, medical doctor, medication, other)?/No | |
| Treatment value: considering economy, time consumption, LBP, function, quality of life, is the treatment worth continuing with? (5-step scale, definitely worth it, possibly worth it, equivocal, hardly worth it, definitely not worth it) | ||
| Subjective perception of health in general (5-step scale, perfect, very good, good, fair, poor) | ||
| Self-reported work absence | Sick leave during past year (no/yes, 1–7 days in total/yes, 8–14 days in total/yes, ≥15 days in total) | |
| Modified WPAI-LBP | Work productivity (How much has your low back pain affected your productivity during the past month, while at work? NRS-11 varying from LBP did not affect my work to LBP completely prevented me from working) | |
| Descriptive data (clinician) | Number of treatments including date | |
| Type of treatment so far (manipulation, mobilization, activator, drop/soft tissue treatment/information, recommendations/other, as described by the chiropractor) | ||
| Reported side-effects (local soreness, fatigue, new radiating pain, other) including duration | ||
EQ-5D, EuroQol 5 Dimensions; LBP, Non-specific low back pain; MPI-S, Multidimensional pain inventory, Swedish version; NRS-11, Numerical rating scale (11 steps, 0–10); RMDQ, Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire; WPAI-GH, Work productivity and activity impairment questionnaire – general health.