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Study Design.

Correlation among previously validated questionnaires.

Objectives.

To determine the correlation between pain, disability, and quality of life in patients with low back pain.

Summary of Background Data.

The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and the Roland-Morris (RMQ), Oswestry (OQ), and EuroQol (EQ) Questionnaires are validated instruments to assess pain, low back pain-related disability, and quality of life.

Methods.

The study was done in the primary care setting, in Mallorca, with 195 patients who visited their physician for LBP. Individuals were given the VAS, RMQ, OQ, and EQ on their first visit and 14 days later.

Results.

Median duration of pain when entering the study was 10 days (P 25, P 75: 3, 40). On day 1, simple correlation was r= 0.347 between VAS and RMQ, r=− 0.422 between VAS and EQ, and r=− 0.442 between RMQ and EQ. On day 15, simple correlation was r= 0.570 between VAS and …