Responsiveness of the Neck Disability Index in patients with mechanical neck disorders

Spine Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 802-808

  Young, Brian A ^a   Walker, Michael J ^a   Strunce, Joseph B ^b   Boyles, Robert E ^c   Whitman, Julie M ^d   Childs, John D ^a  

^a Department of Physical Therapy   (United States)

^b Northern Navajo Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

^d REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Minimum clinically important difference; Minimum detectable change; Psychometric properties; Reliability; Standard error of measurement; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISABILITY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NECK DISABILITY INDEX; NECK MALFORMATION; NECK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

AREA UNDER CURVE; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; NECK PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 70249096953     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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