The Neck Disability Index (NDI) (modification of the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Index). Eur Spine J 21(12): 2550-2557. Each of the 10 items is scored from 0 - 5. Currently know that the NDI consists of one factor - "physical. The very good test-retest reliability (ICC: 0. Chiu TTW, Lam TH, Hedley AJ: Subjective health measures used on Chinese patients with neck pain in Hong Kong. "Psychometric properties of the Neck Disability Index and Numeric Pain Rating Scale in patients with mechanical neck pain. " Van der Velde, G., Beaton, D., et al. 90) since they used similar methods to ours. The NDI is translated in many languages (Greek, German, Dutch, Korean, Spanish, French) each has its own validity and reliability outcomes. Jan lucas hoving, Elizabeth F o'leary, ken r niere, sally green, Rachelle buchbinder, Validity of the neck disability index, Northwick park neck pain questionnaire, and problem elicitation technique for measuring disability associated with whiplash-associated disorders, pain, 2003;102(3); 273-281.
See additional file 1. Spine, 2009 Jul 24, online article ahead of print. Mean duration of the test: 3 to 7. Young BA, Walker MJ, Strunce JB, Boyles RE, Whitman JM, Childs JD.
In a recent prospective study assessing patients with non-specific back and neck pain seeking primary care, half of the respondents reported pain and disability at the 5-year follow-up [4]. DiagnosticsCross-Cultural Adaptation of the Dance Functional Outcome Survey (DFOS) for Spanish Dancers. 85) falls into the range of results from other studies (0. Equates with moderate disability. Qual Life Res14:119–132, 200510. Nieto, R., Miro, J., et al. Minimal Detectable Change.
BMC Musculoskeletal DisordersPsychometric characteristics of the Spanish version of instruments to measure neck pain disability. Loadings of all items are presented in Table 3. Quality of Life ResearchCross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Neck Bournemouth Questionnaire in the Italian population. Sociol Methods Res36:462–494, 200810. In the past, a number of Greek authors have translated and validated questionnaires assessing musculoskeletal disorders [12, 13].