Psychometric characteristics of the Spanish version of instruments to measure neck pain disability.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The NDI, COM and NPQ are evaluation instruments for disability due to NP. There was no Spanish version of NDI or COM for which psychometric characteristics were known. The objectives of this study were to translate and culturally adapt the Spanish version of the Neck Disability Index Questionnaire (NDI), and the Core Outcome Measure (COM), to validate its use in Spanish speaking patients with non-specific neck pain (NP), and to compare their psychometric characteristics with those of the Spanish version of the Northwick Pain Questionnaire (NPQ).

Methods

Translation/re-translation of the English versions of the NDI and the COM was done blindly and independently by a multidisciplinary team. The study was done in 9 primary care Centers and 12 specialty services from

SUBMITTER: Kovacs FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2375887 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature