Table 2.
Percentage of participants that responded negatively to statements (i.e. selected agree or completely agree (4 or 5)) about back pain from the Back Beliefs Questionnaire (n = 506)
| Back Beliefs Questionnaire statements |
Participants with negative beliefs* n (%) |
|
| 1 | There is no real treatment for back trouble | 49 (9.7) |
| 2 | Back trouble will eventually stop you from working | 81 (16.0) |
| 3 | Back trouble means periods of pain for the rest of one's life | 154 (30.4) |
| 4 | Back trouble makes everything in life worse | 164 (32.4) |
| 5 | Back trouble may mean you end up in a wheelchair | 58 (11.5) |
| 6 | Back trouble means long periods of time off from work | 49 (9.7) |
| 7 | Once you have had back trouble there is always a weakness | 252 (49.8) |
| 8 | Back trouble must be rested | 91 (18.0) |
| 9 | Later in life back trouble gets progressively worse | 180 (35.6) |
| Total score (mean, SD) | 30.7 (6.0) |
* Selected agree or completely agree, which is a score of 4 or 5 respectively.