T Jacob1, M Baras, A Zeev, L Epstein. 1. Zinman College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Wingate Institute, Netania, Israel.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine the reliability and internal consistency of a set of low back pain (LBP)-related measurement tools and to determine whether they are appropriate for use in a large-scale, community-based sample in Israel. DESIGN: Test-retest reliability study, with an interval of 2 to 14 days between test and retest. SETTING: Physiotherapy clinics. PARTICIPANTS: One hundred fifty-one patients with LBP. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The Modified Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (MRMQ); a simple verbal pain severity scale; and modified pain symptoms frequency and bothersomeness indices. Three measures of variables with potential association with LBP were also used: a Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ), work satisfaction scale, and the Baecke Physical Activity Questionnaire (BPAQ). RESULTS: Test-retest reliability was high for the MRMQ, pain symptom indices, work index of the FABQ, and occupational activity index of the BPAQ; the internal consistency of the MRMQ and FABQ work index were also high (intraclass correlation coefficient >or= .89; alpha = .89). CONCLUSIONS: Most measurement tools are reliable and suitable for community LBP studies in Israel.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the reliability and internal consistency of a set of low back pain (LBP)-related measurement tools and to determine whether they are appropriate for use in a large-scale, community-based sample in Israel. DESIGN: Test-retest reliability study, with an interval of 2 to 14 days between test and retest. SETTING: Physiotherapy clinics. PARTICIPANTS: One hundred fifty-one patients with LBP. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The Modified Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (MRMQ); a simple verbal pain severity scale; and modified pain symptoms frequency and bothersomeness indices. Three measures of variables with potential association with LBP were also used: a Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ), work satisfaction scale, and the Baecke Physical Activity Questionnaire (BPAQ). RESULTS: Test-retest reliability was high for the MRMQ, pain symptom indices, work index of the FABQ, and occupational activity index of the BPAQ; the internal consistency of the MRMQ and FABQ work index were also high (intraclass correlation coefficient >or= .89; alpha = .89). CONCLUSIONS: Most measurement tools are reliable and suitable for community LBP studies in Israel.
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