The Brazilian version of the Bournemouth questionnaire for low back pain: translation and cultural adaptation
São Paulo med. j
;
137(3): 262-269, May-June 2019. tab, graf
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in English
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND:
The Bournemouth questionnaire is a multidimensional instrument for evaluating health domains among patients with low back pain.OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this study was to translate and cross-culturally adapt the Bournemouth questionnaire for individuals with low back pain, to Brazilian Portuguese. DESIGN AND SETTINGS This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the Federal University of São Carlos.METHODS:
The Brazilian version of the Bournemouth questionnaire was developed following the processes of translation, back-translation, committee review and pre-testing. The translation phase involved two independent bilingual translators whose mother language was Brazilian Portuguese. The back-translation phase involved two independent translators whose mother language was English. In order to verify comprehension of the questionnaire, 44 individuals (43.1% men) with low back pain, and with mean age of 45.4 ± 13.8 years, participated in the pre-testing phase.RESULTS:
During the translation phase, some terms and expressions were changed to obtain cultural equivalence to the original Bournemouth questionnaire. In the pre-testing phase, each item of the questionnaire showed a comprehension level of over 90%.CONCLUSION:
The Bournemouth questionnaire was translated and culturally adapted to the Portuguese language, to be used among individuals with low back pain.
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Main subject:
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Low Back Pain
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
São Paulo med. j
Journal subject:
Cirurgia Geral
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Cincia
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Ginecologia
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Medicine
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Medicina Interna
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Obstetr¡cia
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Pediatria
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Sa£de Mental
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Sa£de P£blica
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Faculdade Anhanguera/BR
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Universidade Federal de São Carlos/BR
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