… Research Strategy (United States) has highlighted the importance of optimizing screening
tools for predicting the development of persistent pain conditions. Implementation of …

… low back pain is the most commonly reported chronic pain condition [1]. Low back pain (LBP…
be better for discriminating referred back pain and bothersomeness of back pain. The SBST …

… Two hundred and two patients participated in this study, recruited via referral from the
physiotherapy outpatient department of the Primary Health Care Centre of Coslada (Madrid, Spain…

… Chest pain raises concerns about the occurrence of a serious condition such as coronary …
Secondly, we used delayed diagnosis instead of referring all patients to a specialist. Logistical …

… , all patients underwent physical examination by their referring general practitioner. At study
… , working and living conditions, civil status, BMI and low back pain with radiation to the leg to …

… More accurate prognoses are essential to inform patients about their condition and to guide
… (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to …

… idiopathic noninflammatory condition of chronic musculoskeletal pain, defined as ongoing
pain in … Our model can enable physicians to properly refer patients in an early stage for further …

… visits for the index pain condition (ie, condition-specific visits), 2… for the index pain condition
(ie, condition-specific costs), and … could require further medical care were referred directly to a …

… condition, and effective treatment of LBP represents a significant goal of … predict the patients
who are at an elevated risk of developing chronic LBP in the early stages of the condition. In …

… that of any other medical condition. Back problems are frequently … were required to have
referrals reporting a pain duration of <… We assessed calibration by plotting predicted risk …