Table 1.

Frequency and percentage of the affirmative responses to each item of the Roland–Morris questionnaire.

Item		n YES	% YES
1	I stay at home most of the time because of my back.	0	0
2	I change position frequently to try to get my back comfortable.	13	32.5
3	I walk more slowly than usual because of my back	2	5
4	Because of my back, I am not doing any jobs that I usually do around the house	1	2.5
5	Because of my back, I use a handrail to get upstairs	0	0
6	Because of my back, I lie down to rest more often	2	5
7	Because of my back, I have to hold on to something to get out of an easy chair	0	0
8	Because of my back, I try to get other people to do things for me	0	0
9	I get dressed more slowly than usual because of my back	1	2.5
10	I only stand up for short periods of time because of my back	3	7.5
11	Because of my back, I try not to bend or kneel down	5	12.5
12	I find it difficult to get out of a chair because of my back	1	2.5
13	My back is painful almost all of the time	4	10
14	I find it difficult to turn over in bed because of my back	2	5
15	My appetite is not very good because of my back	0	0
16	I have trouble putting on my socks because of the pain in my back	3	7.5
17	I can only walk short distances because of my back pain	1	2.5
18	I sleep less well because of my back	2	5
19	Because of my back pain, I get dressed with the help of someone else	0	0
20	I sit down for most of the day because of my back	1	2.5
21	I avoid heavy jobs around the house because of my back	2	5
22	Because of back pain, I am more irritable and bad tempered with people than usual	1	2.5
23	Because of my back, I go upstairs more slowly than usual	1	2.5
24	I stay in bed most of the time because of my back	0	0

Note: n YES = frequency of the affirmative responses to each item of the Roland–Morris questionnaire, % YES = percentage of the affirmative responses to each item of the Roland–Morris questionnaire.