Table 7 Components of patient-level data collection
Domain | Measures | Time Point (months) |
|---|---|---|
Descriptive data | Age and gender | 0 |
Occupation | 0 | |
Weight and height | 0 | |
Country of birth | 0 | |
Pregnancy | 3, 12 | |
Lifestyle | Leisure time physical activity | 0 |
Smoking | 0, 12 | |
Comorbidity | Diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis, depression, fibromyalgia, inflammatory bowel disease, muscle disease | 0 |
Back pain | Previous back pain episode of at least two weeks’ duration | 0 |
Previous (lifetime) physician consultations related to back pain | 0 | |
Frequency of LBP during last three months | 0, 3, 12 | |
LBP intensity during last week, using 0–10 scale NRS (Numeral Rating Scale) | 0, 3, 12 | |
Leg pain intensity during last week, using 0–10 NRS | 0, 3, 12 | |
Work status | Employment/unemployment/pension/student/unpaid work at home/other | 0 |
LBP-related sick leave during last three months | 0, 3 | |
LBP-related sick leave during last nine months | 12 | |
LBP-related part-time sick leave during last three months | 0, 3 | |
LBP-related part-time sick leave during last nine months | 12 | |
Work modifications due to LBP | 0, 3, 12 | |
Use of health care resources | Physician consultations during last three months | 0,3 |
Physician consultations during last year | 12 | |
Physiotherapist consultations during last three months | 0,3 | |
Physiotherapist consultations during last year | 12 | |
Nurse consultations during last three months | 0,3 | |
Nurse consultations during last year | 12 | |
Other health care clinician consultation (e.g. psychologist, occupational therapist) during last three months | 0,3 | |
Other health care clinician consultation (e.g. psychologist, occupational therapist) during last year | 12 | |
Imaging due to LBP (x-ray/MRI /CT) during last year | 0, 12 | |
Imaging due to back pain (x-ray/magnetic resonance imaging/computed tomography) during last three months | 3 | |
Referral for imaging examinations (x-ray/MRI/CT) due to back pain | 0, 3, 12 | |
Medication | Over-the-counter pain medication during last week | 0, 3,12 |
Prescription pain medication (paracetamol/anti-inflammatory/mild opioid/strong opioid/others) | 0, 3, 12 | |
Surgery | Spine operation | 12 |
Patient satisfaction | With information related to pain explanation | 0, 3, 12 |
With self-efficacy | 0, 3, 12 | |
With health care provider’s skills | 0, 3, 12 | |
With being heard and understood in terms of symptoms | 0, 3, 12 | |
Pain and disability | PROMIS PF-20 (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System, 20-item physical functioning short form) | 0, 3, 12 |
STarT Back Tool | 0, 12 | |
Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire | 0 | |
Oswestry Disability Index | 0, 3, 12 | |
Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire | 0, 12 | |
Beliefs | FABQ (Fear avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire) | 0, 12 |
PSEQ (Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire) | 0, 12 | |
BBQ (Back Beliefs Questionnaire) | 0, 3 | |
Depressive symptoms | DEPS (Depression Scale) | 0 |
Work ability | Current work ability compared with lifetime best (0–10) | 0, 3, 12 |
Work ability in relation to demands of job | 0, 12 | |
Estimated work impairment due to disease | 0, 12 | |
Own prognosis of work ability two years from now | 0, 12 | |
Health-related quality of life | EQ 5D (EuroQol five dimensions) | 0, 3, 12 |