The BPFS is a self-report measure that evaluates a patient's functional status related to back pain. Items were pulled from already existing instruments, such as SIP, OLBPD, QBPD, Dallas Pain Questionnaire (DPQ), RMQ, MOS-36,and PSFS, and interviews with physical therapists (Longo et al., 2010).
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Initially reviewed by Jill Smiley, MPH and the Rehabilitation Measurse Team in August 2013.
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Back Pain:
(Stratford et al, 2000; n = 77 patients with low back pain who were referred by physicians to 10 outpatient physical therapy clinics located in Canada and the United States; sex = 47 females and 30 males; median age = 44 years; mean duration of symptoms associated with the current episode of back pain was 4.5 weeks, Back Pain)
Back Pain:
(Stratford and Binkley, 2000; n = 153 patients with low back pain attending physical therapy; 11 Canadian clinics and 8 American clinics participated in the study, Back Pain)
Back Pain:
(Stratford et al, 2000, Back Pain)
(Stratford and Binkley, 2000, Back Pain)
Excellent test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.82)
Back Pain:
(Stratford et al, 2000, Back Pain)
(Stratford and Binkley, 2000, Back Pain)
Excellent internal consistency (ICC = 0.93)
Back Pain:
(Stratford and Binkley, 2000, Back Pain)
There was a ceiling effect for three patients' scores
Longo, U. G., Loppini, M., et al. (2010). "Rating scales for low back pain." British Medical Bulletin 94(1): 81-144.
Stratford, P. W. and Binkley, J. M. (2000). "A comparison study of the back pain functional scale and Roland Morris Questionnaire. North American Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Research Network." J Rheumatol 27(8): 1928-1936. Find it on PubMed
Stratford, P. W., Binkley, J. M., et al. (2000). "Development and initial validation of the back pain functional scale." Spine 25(16): 2095-2102.
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