What can I do for my low back pain? The Work In Progress questionnaire!
Marco Monticone, Federico Arippa, Roberto Garri and 3 others
PMID 39352292WHAT IT FOUND
The Work In Progress questionnaire measured how committed people with low back pain were to managing it.
In 102 Italian adults it was clear, stable over time, and related to disability, pain, and catastrophizing. The paper is retracted, so it should not change practice.
Key findings
01The WIP questionnaire was tested in 102 adults with non-specific low back pain, and their average total score was 21.96 out of 30.
02The analysis found two parts: items 1 to 7 covered personal life with pain, and items 8 to 10 covered work and health services.
03Scores were stable when people completed the questionnaire again after 7 to 10 days, with agreement of 0.93.
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What it does not show
The paper is listed as retracted, so its results should not be used as evidence. The questionnaire was developed and tested only in Italian adults with non-specific low back pain. Participants were recruited consecutively from three outpatient rehabilitation facilities, not randomly. The study analysed 102 people, a modest sample for questionnaire validation. Low-education categories were underrepresented. The study did not compare Work In Progress scores with physical tests. The study did not test other psychological factors such as hypervigilance, acceptance, or coping. The study used exploratory factor analysis only; confirmatory testing needs a larger sample.
The easy way to misread this
Do not start using the Work In Progress questionnaire as a validated measure. The paper is retracted, and the questionnaire was tested only in 102 Italian adults with non-specific low back pain, so it does not show that the tool improves patient care.