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Translation validation of a new back pain screening questionnaire (the STarT Back Screening Tool) in French

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Bruyère, Olivier, Demoulin, Maryline, Brereton, Clara, Humblet, Fabienne, Flynn, Daniel, Hill, Jonathan C, Maquet, Didier, Van Beveren, Julien +3 more·2012·Archives of Public Health

Abstract

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a major public health problem and the identification of individuals at risk of persistent LBP poses substantial challenges to clinical management. The STarT Back questionnaire is a validated nine-item patient self-report questionnaire that classifies patients with LBP at low, medium or high-risk of poor prognosis for persistent non-specific LBP. The objective of this study was to translate and cross-culturally adapt the English version of the STarT Back questionnaire into French. Methods: The translation was performed using best practice translation guidelines. The following phases were performed: contact with the STarT Back questionnaire developers, initial translations (English into French), synthesis, back translations, expert committee review, test of the pre-final version on 44 individuals with LBP, final version. Results: The linguistic translation required minor semantic alterations. The participants interviewed indicated that all items of the questionnaire were globally clear and comprehensible. However, 6 subjects (14%) wondered if two questions were related to back pain or general health. After discussion within the expert committee and with the developer of the STarT Back tool, it was decided to modify the questionnaire and to add a reference to back pain in these two questions. Conclusions: The French version of the STarT Back questionnaire has been shown to be comprehensible and adapted to the French speaking general population. Investigations are now required to test the psychometric properties (reliability, internal and external validity, responsiveness) of this translated version of the questionnaire.

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Bruyère, O., Demoulin, M., Brereton, C., Humblet, F., Flynn, D., Hill, J. C., Maquet, D., Van Beveren, J., Reginster, J.-Y., Crielaard, J.-M., & Demoulin, C.
Affiliations
  • University of Liège (BE)
  • Médecins Sans Frontières (UG)
  • Arthritis Research UK (GB)
Corresponding author
Bruyère, Olivier
Venue
Archives of Public Health
Published
2012-06-07
Volume
70
Issue
1
Pages
12-12
ISSN
  • 0778-7367 (ISSN-L)
  • 2049-3258
OpenAlex
W2131574691
Cited by
69
References
23
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FWCI
5.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Archives of Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ORBi (University of Liège) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Social Sciences › Education › Health Education and Validation
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
Keywords
STarT Back Screening Tool, low back pain, French translation, cross-cultural adaptation, patient self-report questionnaires, risk classification, questionnaire comprehensibility

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