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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 12/2020

01-12-2020 | Back Pain | Concise Research Report

Assessment of Longitudinal Clinical Outcome Measures for Chronic Low Back Pain over 12 Months

Author: John C. Licciardone, DO, MS, MBA

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 12/2020

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The National Institutes of Health Task Force on Research Standards for Chronic Low Back Pain (NIH RTF) identified low back pain intensity, back-related functioning, and quality of life as important clinical outcome domains.1 The RTF recommended that research be conducted on the performance of corresponding measures in these domains, including responsiveness of such measures to changes in low back pain status. The purpose of this study was to assess longitudinal changes in three common measures within these clinical outcome domains over 12 months in patients with chronic low back pain. …
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Title
Assessment of Longitudinal Clinical Outcome Measures for Chronic Low Back Pain over 12 Months
Author
John C. Licciardone, DO, MS, MBA
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 12/2020
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-05723-3

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