Table 2.

Response to the VTQ-Pain in the Long-Term Follow-up Baseline Questionnaires

		BaRNS Study		BeBack Study		Total
		n	%	n	%	n	%
a)	A single episode with no other major episodes of back pain	14	6.9	33	7.9	47	7.6
b)	A few episodes of back pain, with mostly pain-free periods in between	79	39.1	172	41.0	251	40.4
c)	Some back pain most of the time, and a few episodes of severe pain	47	23.3	102	24.3	149	24.0
d)	Pain that goes up and down all the time, with episodes of severe back pain	28	13.9	69	16.4	97	15.6
e)	Severe back pain all or nearly all of the time	8	4.0	15	3.6	23	3.7
f)	Back pain that has got gradually worse	12	5.9	17	4.0	29	4.7
g)	Back pain that has improved gradually	14	6.9	12	2.9	26	4.2
	Total	202		420		622