Changes in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health Components “Activity/Participation” as Predicted Through Patient-Reported Outcomes Along With Comprehensive Back Pain Rehabilitation

This study investigated the limitations and restrictions in the most relevant brief ICF core set categories for chronic low back pain (cLBP) as automatically predicted from routinely measured outcomes using a novel, validated mapping algorithm. Materials and Methods: Of 2718 cLBP patients recruited, data from 1541 (64% females) were available from before and at the end of 6 months comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation. Assessments included the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) and Pain Disability Index (PDI) questionnaires, the percentage of patients with predicted limitations and restrictions in important activity and participation ICF categories, bodily functional measurements, pain intensity, and anxiety/depression (EQ-5D). Results: At baseline, both the RMDQ and the PDI measures were within the third of the lowest disability scores whilst 80% of the patients had limitations with “maintaining a body position” and 30% with “walking” ICF categories. Intervention-associated gains in the maximum isometric lumbar extension and flexion strength and the lumbar range of motion were significant overall, but improvements in patients’ ICF limitations/restrictions varied. Anxiety/depression, lumbar range of motion, and extension strength all had a significant impact on the majority of the ICF categories, whereas flexion strength had none. Discussion: The rate of patients with predicted limitations/restrictions in activity/participation ICF ...
Source: The Clinical Journal of Pain - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research