The use of STarT BACK Screening Tool in emergency departments for patients with acute low back pain: a prospective inception cohort study

[摘要] Purpose(1) To analyse the clinical utility of the STarT Back Screening Tool (SBST) in emergency departments by describing changes in classification over time and; (2) to identify what would be the best time to use the SBST to predict long-term clinical outcomes in patients with acute nonspecific low back pain (LBP) seeking emergency care.

[学科分类] 骨科学

[关键词] Acute low back pain;Emergency department;STarT Back Tool;Inception cohort;Prediction models;Prognosis