Back School vs passive physiotherapy: Disability (intermediate‐term) RMDQ. Scale from: 0 to 24.
- Population
- people with low back pain
- Intervention
- Back School
- Comparison
- passive physiotherapy
- Outcome
- Disability (intermediate‐term) RMDQ. Scale from: 0 to 24.
It is very uncertain whether back School changes disability ‐ intermediate‐term compared with passive physiotherapy (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Back School vs passive physiotherapy Disability ‐ intermediate‐term · people with low back pain. It is very uncertain whether back School changes disability ‐ intermediate‐term compared with passive physiotherapy (very low certainty). Back Schools for chronic non‐specific low back pain (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | MD 6.88 | 2 studies · 180 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back Schools for chronic non‐specific low back pain 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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How reviews are matched to this question
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