How much does the Dallas Pain Questionnaire score have to improve to indicate that patients with chronic low back pain feel better or well?

Marty, M; Courvoisier, Delphine; Foltz, V; Mahieu, G; Demoulin, C; Gierasimowicz, A; Norberg, M; de Goumoëns, P; Cedraschi, Christine; Rozenberg, S; Genevay, Stéphane

doi:10.1007/s00586-015-3957-3

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How much does the Dallas Pain Questionnaire score have to improve to indicate that patients with chronic low back pain feel better or well?

ContributorsMarty, M; Courvoisier, Delphine

; Foltz, V; Mahieu, G; Demoulin, C; Gierasimowicz, A; Norberg, M; de Goumoëns, P; Cedraschi, Christine; Rozenberg, S; Genevay, Stéphane

Published inEuropean spine journal, vol. 25, no. 1, p. 304-309

Publication date2016

Abstract

The Dallas Pain Questionnaire (DPQ) assesses the impact of low back pain (LBP) on four components (0-100) of daily life. We estimated the minimal clinically important improvement (MCII) and the patient acceptable symptom state (PASS) values of DPQ in LBP patients.

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Low back pain
Outcome measures
Minimal clinically important change
Patient acceptable stable state
Dallas Pain Questionnaire

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MARTY, M et al. How much does the Dallas Pain Questionnaire score have to improve to indicate that patients with chronic low back pain feel better or well? In: European spine journal, 2016, vol. 25, n° 1, p. 304–309. doi: 10.1007/s00586-015-3957-3

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PID : unige:78951
DOI : 10.1007/s00586-015-3957-3
PMID : 25904420

Journal ISSN0940-6719

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How much does the Dallas Pain Questionnaire score have to improve to indicate that patients with chronic low back pain feel better or well?

The Dallas Pain Questionnaire (DPQ) assesses the impact of low back pain (LBP) on four components (0-100) of daily life. We estimated the minimal clinically important improvement (MCII) and the patient acceptable symptom state (PASS) values of DPQ in LBP patients.

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