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- Title
VALIDATION AND TRUSTWORTHINESS OF A QUESTIONNAIRE FOR LOW BACK PAIN.
- Authors
Monnerat, Eduardo; Pereira, João Santos
- Abstract
Introduction: Elaborate and validate a questionnaire of pain intensity and daily activities for individuals with low back pain. Materials and Methods: Thirty individuals with lombalgy participated of this study, without considering the time of attack, sex, ethnic character and professional activity. The participants answered a questionnaire with 27 questions that evaluated the intensity of the pain in a scale from 4 to 0. The questionnaire was applied by the same appraiser twice, with a one week interval, with the individuals not being submitted to treatments during this interval. Results: The Shapiro-Wilk's test evaluated the homogeneity between both moments. The Wicoxon's test didn't present significant differences (p>0.05) to the test and the retest. The Spearman's test didn't present a high coefficient of correlation (r=0.966; p<0.01) to the trustworthiness of the measures. Discussion: The study shows that the questionnaire has high trustworthiness and easy applicability, and it's specific for individuals with low back pain, being able to be applied by any health professional.
- Subjects
LUMBAR pain; BACK diseases; PAIN management; SENSES; ANALGESIA
- Publication
Fitness & Performance Journal (Online Edition), 2009, Vol 8, Issue 1, p45
- ISSN
1519-9088
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3900/fpj.18.1.45.en