Psychometric Properties of the Neck Disability Index and Numeric Pain Rating Scale in Patients With Mechanical Neck Pain

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-74

  Cleland, Joshua A ^a,b,c   Childs, John D ^d   Whitman, Julie M ^c  

^a FRANKLIN PIERCE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b New Hampshire Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center   (United States)

^c REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neck; Neck pain; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NECK DISABILITY INDEX; NECK PAIN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 37349084593     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.126     Document Type: Article

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