Τίτλος:
Greek versions of the Oswestry and Roland-Morris disability
questionnaires
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Disability questionnaires are increasingly used for clinical assessment,
outcome measurement of treatment and research methodology of low back
pain. Their use in different countries and cultural groups must follow
certain guidelines for translation and cross-cultural adaptation. The
translation of such an instrument must be tested for its reliability and
validity to be applied and to allow comparability of data. The Oswestry
Disability Index and the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire are two
disability questionnaires most commonly used as outcome measures in
patients with low back pain. The two questionnaires were translated for
use with the Greek population, were back translated and tested, and
became available in a final version. The Greek versions of the Oswestry
Disability Index and the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire were
tested in 697 patients with low back pain. Internal consistency
reliability for the Greek translation of the Oswestry Disability Index
and the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire reached a Cronbach’s
alpha coefficient of 0.833 and 0.885 respectively. Face validity and
content validity were ensured. Concurrent validity was assessed using a
six-point pain scale as a criterion. The correlation of both scales was
significant. The Greek translation of these disability questionnaires
provided reliable and valid instruments for the evaluation of
Greek-speaking patients with low back pain.
Συγγραφείς:
Boscainos, PJ
Sapkas, G
Stilianessi, E
Prouskas, K and
Papadakis, SA
Περιοδικό:
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
Εκδότης:
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
DOI:
10.1097/01.blo.0000068361.47147.79
