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A Study of the Natural History of Back Pain: Part I
Abstract
One of the problems in mounting a trial of treatment of back pain is the lack of suitable outcome measures. This paper describes the development and validation of a questionnaire designed to measure selfrated disability due to back pain. The questionnaire is short, simple, sensitive, and reliable. It would be suitable for use in future trials of treatment.
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- Authors
- ROLAND, M., & MORRIS, R.
- Affiliations
- St Thomas' Hospital (GB)
- Corresponding author
- ROLAND, MARTIN
- Venue
- Spine
- Published
- 1983-03
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 141-144
- ISSN
- 0362-2436 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2118516436
- Cited by
- 3,395
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 5.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Spine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Pregnancy-related medical research
- Keywords
- back pain, natural history (disease), self-rated disability, questionnaire development, outcome measures, disability assessment, treatment trials
- MeSH terms
- Activities of Daily Living, Adolescent, Adult, Back Pain, Disability Evaluation, Humans, Middle Aged, Movement
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