Item response theory analysis to evaluate reliability and minimal clinically important change of the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire in patients with severe disability due to back pain from vertebral compression fractures

Spine Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 821-829

  Lee, Minji K ^a   Yost, Kathleen J ^a   McDonald, Jennifer S ^a   Dougherty, Ryne W ^b   Vine, Roanna L ^a   Kallmes, David F ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Item response theory; Kyphoplasty; Minimal clinically important difference; Reliability; Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire; Vertebroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY ANALYSIS; KYPHOPLASTY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MINIMAL CLINICALLY IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROLAND MORRIS DISABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE FRACTURE; VERTEBRA COMPRESSION; VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION FRACTURE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SPINAL FRACTURES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85012241921     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.01.002     Document Type: Article

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