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. 2026 Jan 8;15(2):528. doi: 10.3390/jcm15020528
LBP Low back pain
MoH Ministry of Health
GBD Global Burden of Disease
NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
EtD Evidence-to-Decision
RCTs Randomized controlled trials
SBST STarT Back Screening Tool
AUC Under the curve
R2 R-squared
ODI Oswestry Disability Index
CPRIS Chronic Pain Risk Item Set
LBPPS Low Back Pain Perception Scale
ÖMPQ Modified Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire
mos Months
mo Month
CI Confidence interval
SF-12 12-Item Short Form Survey
VAS Visual Analogue Scale
HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
RMDQ Roland–Morris Disability Questionnaire
MD Mean difference
RR Risk ratio
QALYs Quality-adjusted life years
X-ray Plain radiography
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
SF-36 36-Item Short Form Survey
ALBPS Aberdeen Low Back Pain Score
y Year
NSAIDs Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
NRS Numeric Rating Scale
EQ-5D EuroQol 5-Dimension
BDI Beck Depression Inventory
HR Hazard ratio
CBT Cognitive behavioural therapy
MBIs Mindfulness-based interventions
CT Cognitive therapy
MPQ McGill Pain Questionnaire
PAIRS Pain and Impairment Relationship Scale
PDI Pain Disability Index
HSI Health Status Inventory
wks Weeks
BMI Body mass index
yrs Years
OR Odds ratio
SBI Sciatica Bothersomeness Index
VNS Visual Numeric Scale
LBPBI Low Back Pain Bothersomeness
RF Radiofrequency
PNE Pain neuroscience education;
TSK Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia
GLITtER Green Light Imaging Intervention to Enhance Recovery