Psychometric evaluation of a brazilian portuguese version of the spitzer quality of life index in patients with low back pain Evaluación de las calidades psicométricas de una versión brasileña del spitzer quality of life index en pacientes con dolor lumbar Avaliação das qualidades psicométricas de uma versão brasileira do spitzer quality of life index em pacientes com dor lombar

The purpose of this study was to adapt the Spitzer Quality of Life Index and evaluate its reliability in patients with low back pain. The following steps were followed: translation, back-translation, evaluation by a committee, and pretest. The reliability was estimated through stability and homogene...

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Main Authors: Rafaela Cunha Matheus Rodrigues Toledo, Neusa Maria Costa Alexandre, Roberta Cunha Matheus Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2008-12-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
Subjects:
dor
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692008000600002