Abstract
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The general recommendations for outcome assessment in spinal disorders include the necessity of evaluating 5 domains: back function, generic health status, pain, work disability and patient satisfaction (1). The use of a specific questionnaire for each domain can be so time consuming that most clinicians will not follow the recommendations in a daily basis. An international group of back pain researchers recommended a standardized “core set” of 6 questions, feasible for routine clinical use, to evaluate the 5 domains (2). The metric characteristics of this 6-question “core set” have not been studied.
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