Development, validity and reliability of the Italian version of the Copenhagen neck functional disability scale.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Valid and reliable patient-reported outcome measures support health professionals in evaluating the results of clinical research and practice. The Copenhagen Neck Functional Disability Scale (CNFDS) has shown promising measurement properties to measure disability in patients with neck pain, but an Italian version of this questionnaire is not available. The objective of this study was to cross-culturally adapt the CNFDS into Italian (CNFDS-I), and to assess its validity and reliability in patients with neck pain.

Methods

The CNFDS-I was developed according to well-established guidelines for cross-cultural adaptation of patient-reported outcome measures. A cross-sectional clinimetric study was conducted to evaluate its validity and reliability. Patients with chronic

SUBMITTER: Angilecchia D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6260862 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature