Functional Status Change for Patients with Low Back Impairments

This is a patient-reported outcome performance measure (PRO-PM) consisting of an item response theory-based patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) of risk-adjusted change in functional status (FS) for patients aged 14 years and older with low back impairments. The change in FS is assessed using the Low Back FS PROM. The measure is adjusted to patient characteristics known to be associated with FS outcomes (risk adjusted) and used as a performance measure at the patient, individual clinician, and clinic levels to assess quality. Scores are reported on a 0 to 100 continuous scale with higher scores indicating better FS. The Low Back FS PROM maps to the Mobility and Self-care constructs within the Activities and Participation domain of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.