The Bournemouth Questionnaire

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Objective

The Bournemouth questionnaire (BQ) is a short, self-report questionnaire, developed by J. Bolton.
The questionnaire exists in two different versions. The first version measures different dimensions in patients with low back pain, whereas the second one was developed to assess pain in patients suffering from non specific neck pain (The Neck Bournemouth Questionnaire).

A lot of questionnaires which concentrate on pain and disability in patients with low back pain and neck pain already existed. However, since other dimensions are also involved with musculoskeletal pain, the BQ was developed. The development was based on the dimensions of the ICF, which means that, next to the pain and disability, it also takes the affective and cognitive aspects of neck pain and low back pain in account.

Both versions of the questionnaire consist of seven core items, which are: pain intensity, function in activities of daily living, function in social activities, anxiety, depression levels, fear avoidance behavior and locus of control behavior. The only difference between the questionnaire for low back pain and the Neck BQ is the subscript in the item ‘activities of daily living’. The items “walking”, “climbing stairs” and “getting in/out of bed”, described in the Back BQ, where modified to “lifting”, “reading” and “driving” in the Neck BQ.

Intended Population

The questionnaire was developed for patients suffering from non specific low back pain or non specific neck pain.
Larsen and leboeuf (2005) indicated that the questionnaire is not useful in patients with persistent low back pain.

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