Thesis (M.Tech.: Chiropractic)- Dept. of Chiropractic, Durban Institute of Technology, 2004
128 leaves / Background: Lower back pain is a common problem, globally, as well as in South Africa. Zulu is the first language of a very large proportion of the South African population, and as such, addressing the needs of this population group with respect to lower back pain is a priority. Many reliable pain indexes exist in English to record the degree of disability with regard to Lower back pain. These are invaluable tools in aiding the health practitioner to assess the progress of treatment and the severity of the patient’s disability. One of the most creditable and frequently used indexes is the Roland – Morris Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire. However, no such scale exists in Zulu
Objective: The purpose of this investigation was, firstly, to interpret the data from the statistical tests for discordance in order to assess whether the face validated Zulu translation of the questionnaire (ZRM1.1) is sensitive and specific enough for use as a tool in data collection, when compared to the English version (ERM). Secondly, to make recommendations for further improvement in terms of the ZRM1.1.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:dut/oai:localhost:10321/260 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Creators | Miller, Heidi Lucy |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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