Previous reports have identified the need of a quality-of-life measure for use with persons with low back pain (LBP) in order to verify treatment efficacy. The Spitzer Quality-of-Life Index (QL-Index) has proven to be valid and reliable in various clinical studies. However, it has shown a lack of responsiveness when used with low back pain patients. In an attempt to improve responsiveness, a disease specific module was developed to complement the QL-Index. Patients, their significant others, and health professionals were interviewed to determine the contents of the LBP-Module, A prospective design was employed in the preliminary psychometric study (n = 31). This study demonstrated good internal consistency ($ alpha$ = 0.818) and high test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.91) for the combined use of the QL-Index and LBP-Module. It also showed strong evidence supporting construct validity. Effect size (ES = 1.42) and standardized response mean (SRM = 1.24) calculations demonstrated high responsiveness for the combined use of the quality-of-life measures. The LBP-Module presented in this thesis seems to be the first quality-of-life measure developed for persons with this disorder. It should therefore be a useful outcome measure in future studies.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.22719 |
| Date | January 1995 |
| Creators | Beaulieu, Sylvie |
| Contributors | Wood-Dauphinee, Sharon (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (School of Physical and Occupational Therapy.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001453416, proquestno: MM05532, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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