The reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Japanese orthopaedic association back pain evaluation questionnaire.
Kyoung-Sim Jung, Jin-Hwa Jung, Sang-Hun Jang and 2 others
PMID 28744058WHAT IT FOUND
The Korean JOABPEQ produced similar scores when 62 outpatients completed it again after 2 weeks, and it moved in line with a general health survey.
It can help describe patients, but did not show whether it detects treatment change.
Key findings
0162 outpatients completed the Korean JOABPEQ at first visit and again 2 weeks later.
02Test-retest scores for the Korean JOABPEQ subscales were 0.76, 0.83, 0.75, 0.80, and 0.79.
03The Korean JOABPEQ showed significant correlations with all 8 Korean SF-36 subscales.
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What it does not show
The study included only 62 outpatients from one orthopedic clinic, and the authors said the small sample size makes the results difficult to generalize. Responsiveness, meaning whether the questionnaire detects change over time, was not evaluated. The study did not test whether the Korean JOABPEQ works in patients who cannot read Korean or who have infection, tumor, traumatic instability, rheumatoid arthritis, recent lumbar surgery, or congenital spinal disorder, because they were excluded. The paper states there is no gold standard questionnaire for low back pain, so the study evaluated validity by comparing the Korean JOABPEQ with the SF-36.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that the Korean JOABPEQ improves care or proves a treatment works. It measured questionnaire scores in 62 outpatients and did not test whether the questionnaire detects change after treatment.