Convergent and known group validity of the STarT Back Tool in a Nigerian population with chronic low back pain
Mbada, C.E.; Ojo, J.O.; Idowu, O.A.; Afolabi, T.O.; Afolabi, A.D.; Oke, K.I.; Sonuga, O.A.; Karstens, S.; Fatoye, F. · physioscience · 2021 · Heft 2 · S. 75 bis 81
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Background The STarT Back Tool (SBT) was developed to aid the stratification of patients with low-back pain (LBP), based on future risks for physical disability. Objective Investigation of the convergent and known group validity of the SBT in a Nigerian population with chronic LBP using disability-related psychosocial outcomes. Method Cross-sectional study involved 30 consenting patients with chronic LBP in an outpatient physiotherapy clinic of a tertiary health institution in Nigeria. Future risk of disability was assessed using the SBT. Psychosocial variables of pain catastrophizing, fear-avoidance beliefs (FA…