Research Study on Patient Education for People With Chronic Low Back Pain

Inclusion Criteria: * At least 18 years old * Existence of chronic low back pain, defined as back pain that has lasted longer than 12 weeks * Has sought care for LBP within the past 12 months, confirmable through medical records * Classified as having at least "moderate" LBP-related disability, defined as a raw score of 15 or higher (out of 50) on the Oswestry Disability Index (additional detail below in Outcomes) upon telephone screening * Patients who receive care through UPMC: The study team will confirm in Epic that the participant has indeed had a health care encounter that included a diagnosis of low back pain in the previous 12 months * Patients who receive care outside of UPMC: The potential participant can provide a physician letter, after visit summary, or other reasonable documentation to confirm that they have indeed sought health care for LBP within the previous 12 months * (for 50% of participants) Area Deprivation Index (ADI) of 6 or higher, using the Pennsylvania-specific deciles. The investigators will use ADI as a marker of socioeconomic status. Although the sample size in this study will not be large enough to detect the ability of the intervention to reduce socioeconomic disparities in chronic LBP outcomes, the investigators do need to show that the investigators are able to recruit a sufficient population of individuals of lower socioeconomic status and individuals of higher socioeconomic status to demonstrate feasibility for a future larger study. …