Back Pain, Disability Physical, Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
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.
Detailed description
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 .
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* back pain * orthopedic problems * Albanian citizens * rehabilitation center patients
Exclusion criteria
* neurological patients * no native albanian language
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barthel Index (BI) of patients autonomy | 7 days | 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. |
| Pain Assessment Tools | 7 days | 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. |
| Roland-Morris Questionnaire (RMQ) for athletes physical disability | 7 days | 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. |
| Oswestry Disability Index | 7 days | 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. |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed