Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of adding a cognitive behavioral treatment to the rehabilitation of chronic low back pain.

Objective: To investigate return to work and cost-effectiveness of the addition of cognitive-behavioral treatment to standard therapy compared to standard 3-week inpatient rehabilitation for patients with chronic low back pain.

Methods: A prospective economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial was performed. Outcomes included days off work due to spinal complaints, health-related quality of life, and direct and indirect disease-related costs.

Cross-cultural adaptation of a German version of the Oswestry Disability Index and evaluation of its measurement properties.

Study Design: Psychometric testing of a translated, culturally adapted questionnaire.

Objectives: Cross-cultural adaptation of a German version of the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and evaluation of its measurement properties.

Summary Of Background Data: The ODI, one of the most popular questionnaires for chronic low back pain (LBP), has been valid, reliable, and responsive.

A German version of the Extended Aberdeen Back Pain Scale: development and evaluation.

Study Design: Psychometric testing of translated, culturally adapted questionnaire.

Objectives: Cross-cultural adaptation of the German version of the Extended Aberdeen Back Pain Scale (EABPS, three questionnaires), and to evaluate its use for assessing back pain related health status and disability in German patients.

Summary Of Background Data: The EABPS can be used as one questionnaire for the whole spine or three questionnaires for the three parts of the spine: neck, upper back, and lower back.