Task‐based measures of sensitivity to physical activity predict daily life pain and mood among people living with back pain

Background Clinical interventions aim to improve the daily life experiences of patients. However, past research has highlighted important discrepancies between commonly used assessments (e.g. retrospective questionnaires) and patients' daily life experiences of pain. These gaps may contribute to flawed clinical decision‐making and ineffective care. Recent work suggests that real‐time, task‐based clinical assessments may help reduce these discrepancies by adding predictive value in explaining daily life pain experiences. This study aimed to investigate these relationships by evaluating whether task‐based measures of sensitivity to physical activity (SPA) predict daily life pain and mood, beyond traditional pain‐related questionnaires. Methods Adults with back pain (