A total of 200 participants are predicted to be enrolled for completing questionnaires in relation of pain assessment tools, back pain disability and autonomy in Albania. A feasibility, validate and test-retest reliability design is estimated.
This study consist of two parts, firstly translation and cross-cultural adaptation of pain and automaton questionnaires into albanian language and secondly psychometric evaluation of the questionnaires including test-retest reliability in Albanian health care centers/ hospitals .
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
200
Orges Lena
Murcia, España, Spain
Pain Assessment Tools
Validation and test-retest of Pain Assessment tools Albanian language. VAS scale consists in identifying the patient, on a 100 cm line, referring to the point that best represents his pain, where 0 means no pain and 100 = worst possible pain.
Time frame: 7 days
Roland-Morris Questionnaire (RMQ) for athletes physical disability
Validation of Roland Morrison Questionaire in Albanian language which measures the physical disability of athletes and consists of 24 points of functional capacity of the back. The sense of progression is: the more serious the worse is the performance.
Time frame: 7 days
Barthel Index (BI) of patients autonomy
Validation of Barthel Index (BI) in Albanian language. It is used to measure performance in the basic activities of daily life. It refers to the patient's independence in all basic daily living activities. The maximum score used is 100 points and indicates independence in all the basic activities of daily life.
Time frame: 7 days
Oswestry Disability Index
Validation o the Oswestry Disability Index in Albanian language is a questionnaire made up of 10 categories: (1) pain intensity, (2) personal care, (3) lifting, (4) walking, (5) sitting, (6) standing, (7) sleeping, (8) sex life, (9) social life, and (10) traveling. Each category consists of 6 items scored from 0 to 5 with the first statement scoring 0 to the last statement scoring 5. A check at the highest levels means the person is in the worst state. If more than one answer is selected, the highest score is considered.
Time frame: 7 days
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