Is There Equivalence Between the Electronic and Paper Version of the Questionnaires for Assessment of Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain?

Autor(es)

Azevedo, Bruna Rabelo ^[1] ; Oliveira, Crystian B. ^[1] ; Araujo, Giulia Marcondes D. ^[1] ; Silva, Fernanda G. ^[1] ; Damato, Tatiana M. ^[1] ; Pinto, Rafael Z. ^{[1, 2]} ; Christofaro, Diego G. D. ^[3]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Fisioterapia, Fac Ciencias & Tecnol, Presidente Prudente - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Minas Gerais UFMG, Dept Phys Therapy, Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil

^[3] Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Educ Fis, Fac Ciencias & Tecnol, Presidente Prudente - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: SPINE; v. 45, n. 6, p. E329-E335, MAR 15 2020.
• Citações Web of Science: 1

Resumo

Study Design. Cross-sectional study. Objective. To investigate the equivalence of electronic and paper version of self-report questionnaires for the assessment of disability, pain, fear of movement, depression, and physical activity of patients with chronic low back pain (LBP). Summary of Background Data. Paper and electronic versions of self-report questionnaires are commonly used for assessment of patients with LBP. However, the equivalence of self-report questionnaires commonly used for assessment of patients with chronic LBP remains unclear. Methods. Seventy-nine individuals with chronic LBP seeking physiotherapy care were recruited. Participants attended the clinic twice with an interval of 1 week and completed the self-reported questionnaires in a random order. The following questionnaires were administered: Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ); 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS); Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK); Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D), and Baecke Habitual Physical Activity Questionnaire (BPAQ). To investigate the equivalence between the two questionnaire versions, intraclass correlation coefficient with 95% confidence interval and Bland-Altman plotting was used. Results. The paper and electronic versions of the RMDQ, TSK, and CES-D showed good reliability and the showed moderate reliability. In contrast, the NRS showed poor reliability between the electronic and paper versions. Conclusion. Our findings support that the electronic version of the RMDQ, TSK, CES-D, and BPAQ can be administered in clinical and research settings for assessment of patients with chronic LBP. Nevertheless, electronic version of the NRS for assessment of pain intensity should not be used interchangeably in clinical practice in patients with chronic LBP. (AU)

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• Beneficiário: Bruna Rabelo de Azevedo
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Iniciação Científica
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• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado