Beliefs; general population; healthcare professionals; low back pain; measurement properties; validation studies
Abstract :
[en] [en] PURPOSE: To translate and cross-culturally adapt the Back Pain Attitudes Questionnaire (Back-PAQ) to Dutch for the Belgian and Dutch populations, and to investigate its measurement properties in the general population and physiotherapists.
METHODS: The adaptation followed established guidelines. Content validity, internal consistency, test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient), floor and ceiling effects, minimal detectable change (MDC), construct validity, and structural validity were assessed in physiotherapists and the general population. The modified Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (mFABQ) investigated the Back-PAQ's convergent validity, and Confirmatory Factor Analysis evaluated structural validity. Discriminant validity was assessed between physiotherapists and the general population.
RESULTS: Two hundred and sixty participants (mean age: 29 ± 13.3) completed the initial survey and 147 completed the test-retest survey. All Back-PAQ versions (34-item, 20-item, and 10-item) demonstrated good internal consistency, good to excellent test-retest reliability. Moderate correlations with the mFABQ (p < 0.001) and adequate discriminant validity between physiotherapists and the general population supported robust construct validity. The Back-PAQ 10 exhibited a good model fit and enables meaningful sub-score comparisons.
CONCLUSIONS: This collaboration produced a validated Dutch Back-PAQ suitable for use in both the Netherlands and Belgium. All versions demonstrated robust measurement properties, supporting their use in clinical and research settings assessing unhelpful beliefs in back pain management. [en] The Dutch Back Pain Attitudes Questionnaire (Back-PAQ) exhibits strong measurement properties, supporting its application in both clinical practice and research contexts.The Dutch translation of the Back-PAQ demonstrates good to excellent reliability and construct validity, making it suitable for health-care practitioners to assess recovery-impeding beliefs about back pain within the general population.The factor structure of the 10-item version of the Back-PAQ 10 has been further analysed using a Confirmatory Factor Analysis, facilitating a practical comparison of its sub-score outcomes in a clinical setting.
Disciplines :
Orthopedics, rehabilitation & sports medicine
Author, co-author :
Vanderstraeten, R; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MOVANT), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Fourré, A; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MOVANT), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium ; Department of Neurosciences, Université de Mons, Mons, Belgium
Demoulin, Christophe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des Sciences de l'activité physique et de la réadaptation > Kinésithérapie spécifique et réadaptation motrice ; Faculty of Motricity Sciences, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Westerweel, A; Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Meuleman, E M; Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Anthierens, S; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Family Medicine and Population Health, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Michielsen, J; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MOVANT), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium ; Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre, University Hospital of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Darlow, B; Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, University of Otago, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Roussel, Nathalie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des Sciences de l'activité physique et de la réadaptation ; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MOVANT), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Hutting, N; Research Group Occupation and Health, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Language :
English
Title :
Dutch translation, cross-cultural adaptation, validation, and reliability of the Back Pain Attitudes Questionnaire (Back-PAQ).
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