Rasch analysis of three versions of the Oswestry Disability Questionnaire

Manual Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 222-231

  Davidson, Megan ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Questionnaires; Rasch analysis; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASCH ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SELF CARE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL LIFE; STANDING; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 41749087355     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2007.01.008     Document Type: Article

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