Psychometric properties of the Oswestry disability index: Rasch analysis of responses in a work-disabled population

Work

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-76

  Lochhead, Lois E ^a   Macmillan, Peter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Functional capacity evaluation; item analysis; low back pain; perceived ability; self report questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY EVALUATION; HUMAN; ITEM ANALYSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEIVED ABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF-REPORT QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SLEEP; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; WALKING; WORK CAPACITY; YOUNG ADULT;

FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY EVALUATION; ITEM ANALYSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; PERCEIVED ABILITY; SELF-REPORT QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SLEEP; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; WALKING; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885461828     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-121537     Document Type: Article

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