Table 1 Measures of health outcome, back pain beliefs and psychological profile

SF-36 health survey

Ware & Sherbourne [43]

36

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

EuroQol

EuroQol Group [59]

6

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Roland Morris Disability

Questionnaire

Roland & Morris [41]

Patrick et al. [47]

24 + 4

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Fear Avoidance Beliefs

Questionnaire

Waddell et al. [51]

4

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Back Beliefs Questionnaire

Symonds et al. [64]

9

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Modified Von Korff

Von Korff et al. [48]

Underwood et al. [49]

6

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

'Troublesomeness' etc

Deyo [65]

6

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Specific health transition

Beurskens et al. [50]

1

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DRAM

Main et al. [56]

36

Yes

No

No

No