Assessment of the Progress of the Back-Pain Patient

Million, Rodney R.; Hall, Wayne; Nilsen, Kris; Baker, Rose; Jayson, M. I. V.

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“…On the disease-specific level, the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) [13], the Roland Morris Disability Score [23,24] and the Million Scale (MS) [22] all describe disability as a combination of physical disability and social restriction, which, together with measurement of pain, are combined in a disability index. For example, the ODI includes questions about ability to sit, stand, lift and walk (physical disability) and questions about social life, sexual function, travelling and personal care (social handicap) as well as a measure of pain [19].…”

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The General Function Score: a useful tool for measurement of physical disability. Validity and reliability

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IntroductionThe consequences of low back pain (LBP) for an individual can be generally described and measured on three different levels [6,11,25] Abstract The General Function Score (GFS) is a disease-specific instrument consisting of nine items focusing on strict physical activities of daily living. It is intended as an alternative to the more complex scores of disability (such as the Oswestry Disability Index), serving as a complement to the quality of life instruments in the study of low back pain (LBP). It was developed from an original 17-item questionnaire, of which 11 of the items were tested for criterion validity in an observer-supervised performance test. Two items were excluded from further analysis because of too low a validity. The remaining nine-item GFS was tested for construct validity, reliability, feasibility and responsiveness in six different cohorts: 297 patients with chronic low back pain (cohort 1), an age-and sex-matched control group of 287 randomly allocated Swedish citizens (cohort 2), three separate groups of patients admitted for surgery due to low back disorders (cohorts 3-5) and outpatients with spinal disorders (cohort 6). Correlations were tested with the Spearman Rank correlation coefficient, differences between groups with the MannWhitney test and the internal consistency with the Cronbach's coefficient α. The GFS total scores showed correlations of 0.78, 0.81 and 0.88 in the three aspects of the performance test. The response rate was 98.3-100%. The mean time to complete the questionnaire was 1.2 min. The internal consistency was 0.69 and 0.86 in cohorts 1 and 2 respectively. The test-retest correlation was 0.88. The GFS showed a high responsiveness to difference and change. The effect size was 0.82-0.96 in surgically treated disc herniation and 0.55-0.85 in spondylolisthesis. The GFS is a highly valid and reliable instrument with good responsiveness and feasibility, useful for evaluation of physical disability.

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“…[1][2][3] Several questionnaires are available to help measure the functional status of a patient. [4][5][6][7][8] The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) 7,9 is the most commonly used outcome-measure questionnaire for low back pain in a hospital setting. It is a self-administered questionnaire divided into ten sections designed to assess limitations of various activities of daily living.…”

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Oswestry Disability Index Scoring Made Easy

Mehra

Baker

Disney

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Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2008; 90: 497-499 497Low back pain is one of the commonest causes of disability and affects most members of society at some time in their lives. [1][2][3] Several questionnaires are available to help measure the functional status of a patient. [4][5][6][7][8] The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) 7,9 is the most commonly used outcome-measure questionnaire for low back pain in a hospital setting. It is a self-administered questionnaire divided into ten sections designed to assess limitations of various activities of daily living. Each section is scored on a 0-5 scale, 5 representing the greatest disability. The index is calculated by dividing the summed score by the total possible score, which is then multiplied by 100 and expressed as a percentage. Thus, for every question not answered, the denominator is reduced by 5. If a patient marks more than one statement in a question, the highest scoring statement is recorded as a true indication of disability. The questionnaire takes 3.5-5 min to complete and approximately 1 min to score. 7 The aim of this study was to see if training in completing the ODI forms improved the scoring accuracy. Patients and MethodsOne hundred consecutive ODI forms were reviewed retrospectively and errors in scoring recorded. The correct method of scoring was explained to the staff and further training provided. A chart with all possible scores was also developed as a scoring aid (Fig. 1). Laminated posters of the chart were displayed in the out-patient clinics. A smaller, pocket version of the scoring chart was also provided to the staff.Following this education process, a prospective audit was conducted on 50 consecutive questionnaires that had one or more unmarked sections. ResultsThis retrospective study showed 33 out of 100 forms were incorrectly scored. In two forms, all 10 sections were completed but the scores had been added up incorrectly. The remaining 31 questionnaires had one or more unmarked sections that had been considered not applicable

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“…There are various techniques employed to select the item in developing the self-reported questionnaire which are by surveying either by revision from the previous study or by relating the risk factor of the case studies (low back disorders), item correlation, factor analysis and by using an expert to select the item. Basically, there are ten self-reported questionnaires related to low back disorders including Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) Version 1.0 [14], the Million Visual Analogue Scale (MVAS) [15], Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ) [16], the Waddell Disability Index (WDI) [17], the Low Back Outcome Score (LBOS) [18], the Low Back Pain Rating Scales (LBPRS) [19], the Clinical Back Pain Questionnaire (CBPQ) [20] or Aberdeen LBP scale, the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale (QBPDS) [21], the NASS Lumbar Spine Outcome Assessment Instrument (NASS LSO) [22] and Risk Factor Questionnaire (RFQ) [23]. For Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) there are another two versions which are Revised Oswestry Disability Questionnaire [24] and Modified Version [25].…”

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“…There are 8 self-reported questionnaires that utilizing this method which are ODI [14], Revised ODI [24], Modified ODI [25], RDQ [16], RDQ-23 [28], LBOS [18], LBPRS [19] and RFQ [23]. 3 self-reported questionnaires which are WDI [17], CBPQ [20] and QBPDS [21] have used factor analysis method to select the item in development of self-reported questionnaire and 2 self-reported questionnaires which are MVAS [15] and RDQ-18 [29] had item correlation technique as the method to select the item for the development of selfreported questionnaires. There only one self-reported questionnaire that utilize expert to select the item in developing the self-reported questionnaire which is NASS LSO [22].…”

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Review on Item Selection for Development of the Self-Reported Questionnaire Related to Lower Back Disorders at Workplace

Jaffar

Rahman

2017

MATEC Web Conf.

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Abstract. This paper reviewed the current method in item selection available for developing self-reported questionnaire related to low back disorders at workplace. A systematic review of the literature was performed by searching using database and the searching strategy employed combined keyword for self-reported questionnaire, item selection, back disorders, and selection of items. Fourteen self-reported questionnaires related to low back disorders were review, there are different techniques implemented in selection of item in developing questionnaire. There are various techniques in selecting items in developing the questionnaire such as by surveying, correlation of item, factor analysis and by means of expert. Most of the self-reported questionnaire selected the items by survey technique based on risk factors related, where the previous self-reported questionnaires were reviewed and taken based on daily activities related to low back disorders. Thus, from the paper reviewed surveying technique were mostly used in selecting the item for the development self-reported technique with eight out of fourteen questionnaires. There are three self-reported questionnaires used in factor analysis to select the item and two self-reported questionnaires use item correlation technique to select the item for development of questionnaire. Only one self-reported questionnaire makes use of expert for selecting item in questionnaire development.

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Assessment of the Progress of the Back-Pain Patient

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The General Function Score: a useful tool for measurement of physical disability. Validity and reliability

The General Function Score: a useful tool for measurement of physical disability. Validity and reliability

Oswestry Disability Index Scoring Made Easy

Review on Item Selection for Development of the Self-Reported Questionnaire Related to Lower Back Disorders at Workplace

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