Functional disability scales for back pain

J A Kopec; J M Esdaile

doi:10.1097/00007632-199509000-00021

Functional disability scales for back pain

Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1995 Sep 1;20(17):1943-9. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199509000-00021.

Authors

J A Kopec¹, J M Esdaile

Affiliation

¹ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

PMID: 8560347
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199509000-00021

Abstract

Functional disability scales for back pain are reviewed for content and measurement properties, concentrating on five widely used questionnaires. Current methodological issues in functional assessment also are discussed.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Disability Evaluation*
Humans
Low Back Pain / diagnosis*
Low Back Pain / therapy
Reproducibility of Results
Surveys and Questionnaires