Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, internal consistency and validation of the spinal function sort (SFS) for frenchand german-speaking patients with back complaints

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 387-393

  Borloz, S ^a   Trippolini, M A ^b,c   Ballabeni, P ^a,d   Luthi, F ^a,e   Deriaz, O ^a  

^a SUVA   (Switzerland)

^b SUVA Care ^*  (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^e LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Outcome assessment; Self administered questionnaire; Spinal function sort (SFS); Translation and validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSLATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865153999     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-012-9356-2     Document Type: Article

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