Prognostic ability of the sTarT back screening tool for disability and pain intensity outcomes in older adults with low back pain seeking chiropractic care: a multi-national external validation study
The SBT presented limited prognostic ability to predict outcomes of disability and pain intensity in older adults with LBP in a chiropractic setting. These findings suggest insufficient evidence for the prognostic ability of the SBT risk stratification tool. Future research should explore reasons behind the limited prognostic accuracy and consider potential modifications or alternative tools.
Authors
- Iben Axén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5251-5995)
- Yanyan Fu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9553-6518)
- Bart W. Koes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0450-9969)
- Katie E. de Luca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2763-771X)
- Alan D. Jenks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7346-1655)
- Sidney M. Rubinstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4819-994X)
- Alessandro Chiarotto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9846-6663)
Institutions
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Capilano University (CA)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Department of Health (ZA)
- Central Queensland University (AU)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
- Published
- 2025-07-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-025-00592-1
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Centre for Chiropractic Research Excellence