Derivation, transportability, and usefulness of clinical prediction rules for low back pain

腰痛(LBP)是世界范围内一种非常常见且昂贵的健康状况。为了帮助临床医生管理LBP和其他健康状况，可以使用临床预测规则来识别有长期痛苦风险的患者，并开出适当的治疗处方。这项研究计划将确定制定这些规则的最佳方法，并衡量它们对LBP负担的影响。这些发现还将有助于改善对许多其他健康状况的管理。

Low back pain (LBP) is a very common and expensive health condition worldwide. To help clinicians manage LBP and other health conditions, clinical prediction rules can be used to identify patients at risk of prolonged suffering and prescribe appropriate treatments. This research program will determine the best methods to develop these rules and measure the effect they have on the burden of LBP. The findings will also contribute to improving the management of many other health conditions.