Psychometric evaluation of a brazilian portuguese version of the spitzer quality of life index in patients with low back pain Evaluación de las calidades psicométricas de una versión brasileña del spitzer quality of life index en pacientes con dolor lumbar Avaliação das qualidades psicométricas de uma versão brasileira do spitzer quality of life index em pacientes com dor lombar

• Main Authors: Rafaela Cunha Matheus Rodrigues Toledo (Author), Neusa Maria Costa Alexandre (Author), Roberta Cunha Matheus Rodrigues (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of this study was to adapt the Spitzer Quality of Life Index and evaluate its reliability in patients with low back pain. The following steps were followed: translation, back-translation, evaluation by a committee, and pretest. The reliability was estimated through stability and homogene...