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The Back Disability Risk Questionnaire for work-related, acute back pain: prediction of unresolved problems at
William S Shaw1, Glenn Pransky, Thomas Winters
1Liberty Mutual Center for Disability Research, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA. william.shaw@libertymutual.com
Objective:
To assess the validity of the Back Disability Risk Questionnaire (BDRQ) to predict developing chronic back disability.
Methods:
Five hundred nineteen working adults (67% male) seeking outpatient care for acute, work-related back pain (
Results:
In multivariate analyses, the presence of persistent pain, functional limitation, or impaired work status (31.4%) was predicted by six BDRQ questions: injury type, work absence preceding medical evaluation, job tenure, prior back surgery, worries about re-injury, expectation for early return-to-work, and stress. Classification accuracy at 3 months was 76.3%. Initial clinician impressions showed no multivariate associations with outcomes.
Conclusions:
The BDRQ may provide prognostic information not observed in a routine medical evaluation for acute BP.
