An initial application of computerized adaptive testing (CAT) for measuring disability in patients with low back pain

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Recent approaches to outcome measurement involving Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) offer an approach for measuring disability in low back pain (LBP) in a way that can reduce the burden upon patient and professional. The aim of th...

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Main Authors: Küçükdeveci Ayşe A, Kutlay Şehim, Öztuna Derya, Elhan Atilla, Tennant Alan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/9/166