STarT Back Screening Tool (SBST) Questionnaire

The STarT Back Screening Tool (SBST) Questionnaire is a simple prognostic questionnaire that helps identify modifiable risk factors (biomedical, psychological and social) for back pain disability.

The resulting score stratifies patients into low, medium or high risk categories.

Total Score	Sub Score (Q5-Q9)	Category
3 or less	N/A	Low Risk
4 or more	3 or less	Medium Risk
	4 or more	High Risk

Accessing the STarT Back Screening Tool (SBST) Questionnaire

1. From Consultation Manager, select Vision+ from the floating toolbar and select Calculators - Other - STarT Back.

   

2. The STarT Back Screening Tool (SBST) Questionnaire displays:

   

Using the Calculator

Home Tab

From the Home tab:

• Save & Close - Select to save the calculator and generated score to the patient's record.

• Show Indicators - Select to display the patient's Alert Indicator without opening Consultation Manager.

• Indicator Logic - Select to display the rules behind the calculator.

• Default Date - Defaults to today, update if required by entering a new date or selecting from the calendar.

• Previous Tab / Next Tab - Moves between the Calculator tabs.

Calculator Tabs

Select from:

• History - Displays the clinical information from the patient's record.

  See Viewing the History Tab for details.

• STarT Back Calculator - The main calculator tab, complete as required.

• STarT Back Evidence - Displays further information about the calculator.

Completing the Calculator

To complete the STarT Back Screening Tool (SBST) Questionnaire and score your patient:

1. Complete the calculator with the answers to each question:
   • Undo Last Entry - Select to delete the clinical term previously entered on that line during the current session.
   • Clear - Clears the questionnaire response.
2. Select Save & Close to save the score to the patient's record:

   

3.  The appropriate clinical term saves to the patient's record.