ArticleJMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies2019
Global Consensus From Clinicians Regarding Low Back Pain Outcome Indicators for Older Adults: Pairwise Wiki Survey Using Crowdsourcing.
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- Outcome domains of patient-reported outcome measures used in randomised controlled trials for older adults with non-specific low back pain: a systematic review.Age and ageing · 2026Pooled it
- Five-Year Trajectories of Disability in Older Adults Seeking Care for Back Pain in the Netherlands: BACE-Dutch Cohort.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2026Article
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- What do older adults want from spine care?Brain & spine · 2024Article
- Challenges, Concerns, and Experiences of Community-Dwelling Older Women with Chronic Low Back Pain-A Qualitative Study in Hong Kong, China.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Experiences of community-dwelling older adults with chronic low back pain in Hong Kong and Switzerland - A qualitative study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Article
- Development and Validation of a Comprehensive Well-Being Scale for People in the University Environment (Pitt Wellness Scale) Using a Crowdsourcing Approach: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundLow back pain (LBP) is one of the most debilitating conditions among older adults. Unfortunately, existing LBP outcome questionnaires are not adapted for specific circumstances related to old age, which may make these measures less than ideal for evaluating LBP in older adults.
objectiveTo explore the necessity of developing age-specific outcome measures, crowdsourcing was conducted to solicit opinions from clinicians globally.
methodsClinicians around the world voted and/or prioritized various LBP outcome indicators for older adults on a pairwise wiki survey website. Seven seed outcome indicators were posted for voting while respondents were encouraged to suggest new indicators for others to vote/prioritize. The website was promoted on the social media of various health care professional organizations. An established algorithm calculated the mean scores of all ideas. A score >50 points means that the idea has >50% probability of beating another randomly presented indicator.
resultsWithin 42 days, 128 respondents from 6 continents cast 2466 votes and proposed 14 ideas. Indicators pertinent to improvements of physical functioning and age-related social functioning scored >50 while self-perceived reduction of LBP scored 32.
conclusionsThis is the first crowdsourcing study to address LBP outcome indicators for older adults. The study noted that age-specific outcome indicators should be integrated into future LBP outcome measures for older adults. Future research should solicit opinions from older patients with LBP to develop age-specific back pain outcome measures that suit clinicians and patients alike.
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