https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:52469 Wed 11 Oct 2023 20:44:57 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:50757 Mon 07 Aug 2023 15:11:02 AEST ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:53184 18 years) with or without a history of LBP recruited in April 2019 with quotas for country, age and gender. Primary and secondary outcome measures: Self-reported understanding of 14 terms (annular fissure, disc bulge, disc degeneration, disc extrusion, disc height loss, disc protrusion, disc signal loss, facet joint degeneration, high intensity zone, mild canal stenosis, Modic changes, nerve root contact, spondylolisthesis and spondylosis) commonly found in lumbar spine imaging reports. For each term, we also elicited worry about its seriousness, and whether its presence would indicate pain persistence and prompt fear of movement. Results: From 774 responses, we included 677 (87.5%) with complete and valid responses. 577 (85%) participants had a current or past history of LBP of whom 251 (44%) had received lumbar spine imaging. Self-reported understanding of all terms was poor. At best, 235 (35%) reported understanding the term € disc degeneration', while only 71 (10.5%) reported understanding the term € Modic changes'. For all terms, a moderate to large proportion of participants (range 59%-71%), considered they indicated a serious back problem, that pain might persist (range 52%-71%) and they would be fearful of movement (range 42%-57%). Conclusion: Common and usually non-serious terms in lumbar spine imaging reports are poorly understood by the general population and may contribute to the burden of LBP. Trial registration number: ACTRN12619000545167.]]> Fri 17 Nov 2023 11:26:17 AEDT ]]>