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Table 3 Association of use of functional outcome measure with years of experience

From: Functional scales used by the Egyptian physiotherapist in the assessment of low back pain: a cross-sectional study

Functional outcomes measure

Years of experience

Always/often

Sometimes

Rarely/never

χ 2 value

p value

Cramer’s V

ODQ

Consultant

32.5%

37.7%

29.9%

4.66

0.32

0.08

Senior

26.3%

37.4%

36.3%

Junior

37.2%

27.9%

34.9%

QBPDS

Consultant

16.9%

39.0%

44.2%

13.29

0.01*

0.14

Senior

17.0%

33.9%

49.1%

Junior

34.9%

24.4%

40.7%

RMDQ

Consultant

15.6%

27.3%

57.1%

7.84

0.09

0.11

Senior

17.0%

29.2%

53.8%

Junior

30.2%

22.1%

47.7%

PSFS

Consultant

41.6%

37.7%

20.8%

6.1

0.19

0.09

Senior

50.3%

24.6%

25.1%

Junior

53.5%

22.1%

24.4%

BPFS

Consultant

46.8%

32.5%

20.8%

7.04

0.13

0.1

Senior

56.1%

17.5%

26.3%

Junior

54.7%

23.3%

22.1%

PDI

Consultant

58.4%

22.1%

19.5%

0.64

0.95

0.03

Senior

55.0%

21.1%

24.0%

Junior

57.0%

20.9%

22.1%

SF-36

Consultant

37.7%

28.6%

33.8%

1.42

0.84

0.04

Senior

38.6%

24.6%

36.8%

Junior

40.7%

29.1%

30.2%

  1. χ2 chi-squared value; p value, probability value; *significant