Translation and psychometric properties of the Hebrew version of Patient Enablement Instrument for Back Pain (PEI-BP).

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a widespread cause of disability worldwide. Self-management is a significant factor impacting an individual's ability to cope with LBP. The Patient Enablement Instrument for Back Pain (PEI-BP) assesses the ability of people with LBP to self-manage their illness.

'A challenge to my professional identity'- resisting the shift from over-management to self-management for back pain within an implementation trial: a qualitative study.

Objective: The Enhanced Transtheoretical Model Intervention (ETMI) is based on behavioral models and focuses on guiding Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) patients to self-manage symptoms and engage in recreational physical activity. While there is promising evidence that ETMI benefits patients, it is unclear how challenging it might be to implement widely. This investigation focused on the perceptions of physiotherapists trained to deliver ETMI for CLBP.

Cross-cultural adaptation, validation and psychometric evaluation of the International Hip Outcome Tool 12 (iHOT) to Hebrew.

Background: The "International Hip Outcome Tool 12" (iHOT) is a self-administered patient-reported outcome tool for measuring health-related quality of life and physical functioning in young and active patients with hip pathology. Since the iHOT has become widely used, we sought to translate and validate it for Hebrew-speaking populations. The aims of this study were: (1) To translate and culturally adapt the iHOT into Hebrew using established guidelines.

Qualitative exploration of physical therapists' experiences providing telehealth physical therapy during COVID-19.

Background: Physical therapists are trained to provide treatment to patients through a mixture of strategies. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in social distancing restrictions, and physical therapists, some without previous experience, adopted telehealth physical therapy modalities to treat their patients.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to explore physical therapists' experiences of providing telehealth physical therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Predicting persisting disability in musculoskeletal pain patients with the STarT MSK screening tool: Results from a prospective cohort study.

Background: The STarT MSK screening tool aims to categorise musculoskeletal patients into three risk groups for treatment stratification. The tool has been translated and validated into Hebrew. However, its ability to predict persistent disability in patients has yet to be evaluated.

Impact of an Enhanced Transtheoretical Model Intervention (ETMI) Workshop on the Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Low Back Pain of Primary Care Physicians in the Israeli Navy.

Low back pain (LBP) is a major cause of discomfort and disability. Physicians' attitudes and beliefs influence the way patients with LBP are diagnosed and treated. The objective of the study is the assessment of military primary care physicians' attitudes towards LBP and the effect of an enhanced transtheoretical model intervention (ETMI) workshop on them.

Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the pain self-efficacy questionnaire - Hebrew version.

Purpose: This study aims to translate, culturally adapt, and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Hebrew Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ).

Methods: The study was designed according to the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) recommendations for patient-reported outcome measurement instruments. The PSEQ was initially translated into Hebrew and cross-culturally adapted.

Physiotherapy services during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mediated model of physiotherapists' self-efficacy, tele-physiotherapy role stressors, and motivation to provide tele-physiotherapy.

Background: Occupational self-efficacy is a stable predictor for professionals' motivation to engage with new methods and tasks. Yet, the delivery of tele-physiotherapy (Tele-PT) by physiotherapists (PTs) during the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak without advance training may have had the potential to increase work stress and damage their motivation, regardless of their occupational self-efficacy.

Objectives: The present study examined whether the relations between PTs' overall occupational self-efficacy and motivation to provide Tele-PT was mediated by role stress (i.

Verbal Instruction for Pelvic Floor Muscle Contraction among Healthy Young Males.

Teaching Pelvic Floor Muscle (PFM) contraction is a challenging task for clinicians and patients, as these muscles cannot be directly visualized. Thus, this study's objective is to compare the effectiveness of six verbal instructions for contracting the PFM among young men, as observed with transabdominal ultrasound imaging. Thirty-five male physiotherapy students, mean age 25.

Implementation of the Enhanced Transtheoretical Model Intervention (ETMI) for Low Back Pain Patients in Primary Care: Study Protocol.

Background: Self-management, an active life routine, and adherence to physical activity are effective in the management of low back pain (LBP). However, delivering effective education and reassurance to patients can be a difficult for practitioners. The enhanced transtheoretical model intervention (ETMI) has shown to be successful and cost effective.

Can the Enhanced Transtheoretical Model Intervention (ETMI) Impact the Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Low Back Pain of Family Medicine Residents.

Background: Low back pain has been the leading cause for disability worldwide for several decades, and clinical guidelines for its management clearly emphasize a multifactorial approach. Yet, current guidelines are still not well implemented by clinicians.

Objectives: To explore the attitudes of family medicine residents regarding low back pain and to determine whether they positively correlate with their treatment approaches.

[ONCOLOGISTS' APPROACHES AND BARRIERS FOR DISCUSSING ADVANCED CARE PLANNING WITH SEVERELY ILL CANCER PATIENTS].

Background: Earlier goals of care (GOC) discussions in patients with advanced cancer are associated with less aggressive end-of-life (EOL) care and with better quality of life near death. Despite that, these discussions do not always occur between oncologists and their patients.

Objectives: To evaluate oncologists' agendas concerning EOL discussions and advanced directive (AD), and to identify barriers to these discussions.

Physiotherapists' perceptions of implementing evidence-based practice for patients with low back pain through the Enhanced Transtheoretical Model Intervention: a qualitative study.

Background: Physiotherapists have been urged to implement evidence-based practice for the management of low back pain (LBP). However, recent evidence suggests that many fail to do so, specifically in accordance with eliciting and addressing psychosocial factors that impact pain. The Enhanced Transtheoretical Model Intervention (ETMI) for the Treatment of patients with LBP was developed in Israel according to the clinical guidelines and demonstrated clinically and cost-effectiveness.

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Hebrew version of the Injustice Experience Questionnaire - long and short versions.

Purpose: To translate, validate, and culturally adapt the Injustice Experience Questionnaire (IEQ) and IEQ Short Form (IEQ-SF) into Hebrew, as measuring tools for examining feelings of injustice in cases of accidents and chronic pain.

Methods: The translation was performed in several steps following the cross-cultural adaptation process. A sample of 150 patients suffering from traumatic injury fill out a battery of questionnaires: IEQ, IEQ-SF, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), and Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), which were used for calculating construct validity.

STarT MSK tool: Translation, adaptation and validation in Hebrew.

Background: The Keele STarT MSK Tool divides musculoskeletal patients into three prognostic groups for risk-stratified care. It has shown good predictive and discriminative ability in development and validation samples.

Objectives: This study aimed to translate and validate the STarT MSK in a Hebrew version, among Israeli people living with musculoskeletal (MSK) pain.

Patients' prior perceptions and expectations of the Enhanced Transtheoretical Model Intervention for chronic low back pain: A qualitative study.

Background: The Enhanced Transtheoretical Model Intervention (ETMI) is an approach for treating chronic low back pain (CLBP), which demonstrated clinical and cost-effectiveness outcomes. ETMI highlights reassurance, return to normal activities and encouragement of recreational physical activity. In order to optimally implement ETMI, it is important to gain an understanding of the expectations and perceptions of patients before they engage with the intervention.

Cross-cultural adaptation, validation and psychometric evaluation of the attitudes to back pain scale in musculoskeletal practitioners - Hebrew version.

Background: Research suggests that clinician's attitudes and beliefs towards low back pain (LBP) management may affect their patients' treatment course and outcomes. Attitudes to Back pain Scale in musculoskeletal practitioners (ABS-mp) is a questionnaire developed to assess musculoskeletal clinicians' attitudes and beliefs regarding LBP.

Objective: This study aimed to translate, culturally adapt, and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Hebrew version of the ABS-mp questionnaire.

Using the consultation-based reassurance questionnaire to assess reassurance skills among physiotherapy students: reliability and responsiveness.

Background: There is a robust body of evidence suggesting that communication skills during consultations are associated with patient satisfaction and adherence. Training practitioners to improve communication and reassurance delivery is therefore desirable. The Consultation-Based Reassurance Questionnaire (CRQ) for people presenting with back pain has not been tested as a tool to examine the reliability and responsiveness of communication training for practitioners.

STarT back tool retained its predicting abilities in patients with acute and sub-acute low back pain after a transcultural adaptation and validation to Hebrew.

Background: The STarT Back Screening Tool (SBT) distributes low back pain (LBP) patients into three prognostic groups for stratified care. This approach has demonstrated beneficial clinical and cost-effectiveness.

Objectives: To translate and validate the SBT by investigating its psychometric properties among Israelis with acute and sub-acute LBP, and to evaluate its ability to predict disability after three months.

Physiotherapists lack knowledge of the WHO physical activity guidelines. A local or a global problem?

Background: Physical inactivity is a significant cause of premature deaths globally, yet many physiotherapists)PT's) have little knowledge of the World Health Organization's physical activity guidelines (PA).

Objectives: To assess the knowledge of Israeli PT's regarding the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommendations for PA for adults and adolescents. Secondary aims were to determine how many Israeli PT's, are recommending PA for their patients and to evaluate the knowledge level of Israeli PT's in relation to PT's in other countries.

Associations between backache and stress among undergraduate students.

Low back pain (LBP) is a very common symptom. It occurs in all age groups from children to the elderly population. Globally, years lived with disability caused by LBP increased by 54% between 1990 and 2015.