Back Pain Functional Scale
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Objective
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The Back Pain Functional Scale is a self-report measure that evaluates functional ability in people with back pain.
Intended Population
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People suffering from back pain
Method of Use[edit | edit source]
The BPFS consists of 12 items:
- Usual work, housework, or school activities
- Usual hobbies, recreational, or sporting activities
- Performance of heavy activities around your home
- Bending or stooping
- Putting on your shoes or socks
- Lifting a box of groceries from the floor
- Sleeping
- Standing for 1 hour
- Walking 1 mile
- Going up or down 2 flights of stairs (about 20 steps)
- Sitting for 1 hour
- Driving for 1 hour
| Responses | Points |
| Unable to perform activity | 0 |
| Extreme difficulty | 1 |
| Quite a bit of difficulty | 2 |
| Moderate difficulty | 3 |
| A little bit of difficulty | 4 |
| No difficulty | 5 |
Total Score = Sum of points from all 12 measures
Adjusted Total Score = Total Score / 60
Interpretation:
- Minimum Score: 0
- Maximum Score: 60
- Maximum Adjusted Score: 1 (100%)
- The higher the score the greater the patient's functional ability
| Total Score (Adjusted) | Interpretation |
| 0 (0%) | unable to perform any activity |
| 60 (100%) | no difficulty in any activity |
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