Classifying patients with lumbar spinal stenosis using painDETECT: a cross-sectional study

BMC Primary Care

Table 4 JOABPEQ score for each pain type at the first medical examination

Parameter	Nociceptive pain	Type of pain unclear (mixed pain)	Neuropathic pain	p ^a
Total patients with pain at first examination
Low back pain	50.8 ± 4.21	41.1 ± 7.30	30.9 ± 6.94	0.071
Lumbar function	66.1 ± 3.66	64.9 ± 5.29	37.0 ± 7.80	0.005^a
Walking ability	44.8 ± 4.06	40.0 ± 4.37	35.3 ± 6.66	0.580
Social life function	50.6 ± 2.99	36.8 ± 3.45	42.8 ± 5.79	0.015^a
Mental health	49.4 ± 2.47	40.6 ± 3.54	39.8 ± 5.17	0.048^a
Group with pain present ≥3 months
Low back pain	48.1 ± 5.07	41.1 ± 8.23	29.6 ± 8.13	0.188
Lumbar function	63.6 ± 4.91	65.1 ± 6.87	38.1 ± 8.56	0.033^a
Walking ability	42.6 ± 5.04	39.5 ± 6.00	36.7 ± 7.06	0.881
Social life function	49.5 ± 3.91	35.5 ± 4.30	44.1 ± 6.79	0.064
Mental health	52.5 ± 2.81	41.1 ± 4.42	40.7 ± 5.60	0.032^a
Group with pain present <3 months
Low back pain	57.2 ± 7.55	41.0 ± 15.6	35.8 ± 14.8	0.373
Lumbar function	71.8 ± 4.24	64.5 ± 8.42	33.3 ± 20.8	0.172
Walking ability	49.7 ± 6.80	41.3 ± 5.41	30.5 ± 19.1	0.530
Social life function	53.2 ± 4.17	39.5 ± 6.04	38.5 ± 12.2	0.204
Mental health	42.2 ± 4.62	39.8 ± 6.26	36.5 ± 14.2	0.869

Data are shown as mean ± standard error
The JOABPEQ comprises five subscales. Higher scores indicate better quality of life
There were statistically significant differences in three JOABPEQ subscale scores [lumbar function, social life function, and mental health (p < 0.05)]. With respect to pain duration, for patients with chronic pain, there were statistically significant differences in two JOABPEQ subscale scores [lumbar function and mental health (p < 0.05)]. For patients with subacute or acute pain, there were no statistically significant differences in any of the JOABPEQ subscale scores (p < 0.05)
JOABPEQ Japanese Orthopaedic Association Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire
^aKruskal–Wallis test

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