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ArticleBMJ open2019

Identifying psychosocial characteristics that predict outcome to the UPLIFT programme for people with persistent back pain: protocol for a prospective cohort study.

Hayley Thomson, Kerrie Evans, Jonathon Dearness, John Kelley, Kylie Conway, Collette Morris, Leanne Bisset, Gwendolijne Scholten-Peeters, Pim Cuijpers, Michel W Coppieters

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Hayley ThomsonGold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Gold Coast, Australia.
Kerrie EvansFaculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7592-7850
Jonathon DearnessGold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Gold Coast, Australia.
John KelleyGold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Gold Coast, Australia.
Kylie ConwayGold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Gold Coast, Australia.
Collette MorrisGold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Gold Coast, Australia.
Leanne BissetSchool of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University, Brisbane & Gold Coast, Australia.
Gwendolijne Scholten-PeetersFaculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-4409-9554
Pim CuijpersDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5497-2743
Michel W CoppietersThe Hopkins Centre, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane & Gold Coast, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3958-4408

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Abstract

introductionPrognostic screening of people with low back pain (LBP) improves utilisation of primary healthcare resources. Whether this also applies to secondary healthcare remains unclear. Therefore, this study aims to develop prognostic models to determine at baseline which patients with persistent LBP are likely to have a good and poor outcome to a 5-week programme of combined education and exercise ('UPLIFT') delivered in a secondary healthcare setting. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A prospective cohort study of 246 people with persistent LBP will be conducted in a secondary healthcare outpatient setting. Patients will be recruited from a physiotherapy-led neurosurgical screening clinic. Demographic data, medical history and psychosocial characteristics will be recorded at baseline. Fear avoidance beliefs, pain self-efficacy, LBP treatment beliefs, pain catastrophising, perceived injustice, depression, anxiety and stress, disability level, pain intensity and interference, health status and social connectedness will be considered as potential prognostic variables, which will be assessed using self-reported questionnaires. Participants will attend the UPLIFT programme, consisting of weekly 90 min group sessions that combine interactive education sessions and a graded exercise programme. The outcome measure to identify good and poor outcome is the Global Rating of Change scale, assessed at completion of the UPLIFT programme and at 6 months follow-up. Multiple imputation analyses will be performed for missing values. Prognostic models will be developed using multivariable logistic regression analyses, with bootstrapping techniques for internal validation. We will calculate the explained variance of the models and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve. Furthermore, we will determine whether participation in the UPLIFT programme is associated with changes in psychosocial characteristics. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Gold Coast Health Service Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC/18/QGC/41) and the Griffith University Human Research Ethics Committee (GU Ref No: 2018/408) approved the study. Dissemination of findings will occur via peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ACTRN12618001525279.

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Exercise TherapyPatient Education as TopicActivities of Daily LivingAnxietyAttitude to HealthAvoidance LearningCatastrophizationCohort StudiesDepressionFearHumansLow Back PainPain MeasurementPrognosisProspective StudiesSelf Efficacybiopsychosocialchronic paindisabilitypain educationprognosisrehabilitation

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