The responsiveness and minimal important change of the Persian STarT Back Screening Tool in patients with non-specific low back pain

• Published in: Physiotherapy theory and practice Vol. 41; no. 8; pp. 1721 - 1728
• Main Authors: Kamali Hakim, Iman, Abdollahi, Iraj, Negahban, Hossein, Yadollahpour, Nava, Mostafaee, Neda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 03.08.2025
• Subjects: Adult; Disability Evaluation; Female; Humans; Iran; Low Back Pain - diagnosis; Low Back Pain - physiopathology; Low Back Pain - therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Pain Measurement; Physical Therapy Modalities; Predictive Value of Tests; Reproducibility of Results; Risk Factors; ROC Curve; Surveys and Questionnaires; Iran; Responsiveness; Subgroups for Targeted Treatment Back Screening Tool; non-specific low back pain; minimal important change

The Subgroups for Targeted Treatment Back Screening Tool (SBST) is used to assess risk factors for chronic disability in non-specific low back pain (NSLBP). Patients are categorized into three subgroups (low, medium, and high risk) based on their SBST score. To evaluate the responsiveness and minima...