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Table 3 Median (IQR) BQ sub-score for patients distressed by condition SBT 5-item psychosocial score >4

From: The psychometric profile of chiropractic patients in Norway and England: using and comparing the generic versions of the STarT Back 5-item screening tool and the Bournemouth Questionnaire

    

BQ items

 
  

(STB > 4)

n

Pain

ADL physical

ADL social

Anxiety

Depression

Work

Control

Total BQ

Norway

Neck

Yes

57

6(6–8)†

7(6–8)

4(2–5)

8(3–8)

7(4–9)

5(4–10)

6(4–9)†

45(37–58)

  

No

11

6(4–7)†

5(3–7)

2(0–3)

4(3–6)

1(0–4)

5(2–7)

5(3–7)†

29(21–38)

 

Extremity

Yes

5

8(7–9)

7(5–9)†

3(2–6)†

7(5–8)

6(4–7)

5(3–8)

6(5–10)†

45(34–61)

  

No

27

5(4–7)

5(2–7)†

3(0–7)†

2(0–5)

0(0–2)

4(1–6)

5(3–6)†

26(13–38)

 

Other

Yes

2

7(6–8)†

9(8–10)

8(8–9)†

10(9–10)

9(8–9)

10(9–10)

9(9–10)†

61(58–64)

  

No

7

7(4–7)

3(3–6)

5(2-5

3(2–6)

0(0–3)

3(4–4)

3(2–7)†

26(17–34)

 

Back

Yes

23

8(7–9)

8(6–9)

5(5–8)

7(5–8)

5(2–8)

7(6–9)

8(6–8)

43(39–53)

  

No

193

5(4–7)

5(3–7)

4(1–7)

3(1–6)

1(0–3)

4(2–6)

5(3–7)

27(18–38)

England

Back

Yes

45

8(6–9)

8(6–9)

6(3–8)

8(6–9)

7(3–8)

8(5–9)

7(5–9)

52(41–59)

  

No

140

6(5–8)

6(3–8)

5(3–7)

5(2–6)

2(0–5)

5(2–7)

5(3–7)

52(41–59)

Both countries

All conditions

Yes

86

8(6–9)

8(6–9)

8(5–9)

8(6–9)

3(1–7)

8(5–9)

7(5–9)

51(39–58)

  

No

424

6(4–7)

5(3–7)

4(2–7)

3(1–6)

1(0–3)

5(2–7)

5(3–7)

30(20–39)

  1. † = not significant, all other scores are significantly different between SBT > 4 yes and no.
  2. Table 3 show a significant difference in the median BQ sub-score between patients with SBT score ≥4 (Yes) and patients with SBT score <4 (No). Note the low score for anxiety and depression for the non-distressed by condition patients.