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Observational studyEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2018

Responsiveness and minimal important change of the NeckPix© in subjects with chronic neck pain undergoing rehabilitation.

Marco Monticone, Luca Frigau, Howard Vernon, Barbara Rocca, Francesco Mola

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Observational study in European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  2. To evaluate responsiveness and minimal important change (MIC) for the Persian versions of FABQ, TSK, and PCS.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023
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5 authors.

Marco MonticoneDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, Strada Statale, 554 - Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy. marco.monticone@unica.it.ORCID 0000-0002-6526-888X
Luca FrigauDepartment of Economics and Business Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
Howard VernonCanadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Barbara RoccaPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Scientific Institute of Lissone, Clinical and Scientific Institutes Maugeri, Institute of Care and Research (IRCCS), Lissone, Italy.
Francesco MolaDepartment of Economics and Business Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe NeckPix© is a simple and rapid means of measuring the beliefs of subjects with chronic neck pain concerning pain-related fears of a specific set of activities of daily living. The original version showed satisfactory psychometric properties. This observational study is aimed at evaluating its responsiveness and minimal important changes (MICs) in subjects with chronic neck pain.

methodsAt the beginning, at the end of an 8-week rehabilitation programme as well as at the one-year follow-up, 153 subjects completed the NeckPix©. After the programme and at follow-up, subjects and physiotherapists also completed the global perceived effect (GPE) scale, which was divided to produce a dichotomous outcome. Responsiveness was calculated by distribution [effect size (ES); standardised response mean (SRM)] and anchor-based methods [receiver-operating characteristics (ROC) curves; correlations between change scores of the NeckPix© and GPEs]. ROC curves were also used to compute MICs.

resultsThe ES ranged from 0.95 to 1.26 and the SRM from 0.84 to 0.98 at post-treatment and follow-up based on subjects' and physiotherapists' perspective. The ROC analyses revealed AUCs of 0.89 and 0.97 at post-treatment and follow-up, respectively; MICs (sensitivity; specificity) were of 6 (0.82; 0.88) and 8 (0.80; 0.92) at post-treatment and of 8 (0.95; 0.90 based on subjects and 0.95; 0.92 based on physiotherapists perspective) at follow-up. The correlations between change scores of the NeckPix© and GPEs ranged from -0.69 to -0.82.

conclusionsThe NeckPix© was sensitive in detecting clinical changes in subjects with chronic neck pain undergoing rehabilitation. We recommend taking the MICs provided into account when assessing subjects' improvement or planning studies in this clinical context.

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Activities of Daily LivingAdultArea Under CurveChronic PainDisability EvaluationFearFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeck PainPhobic DisordersPsychometricsROC CurveSelf ConceptChronic neck painKinesiophobiaMinimal important changesNeckPix©Responsiveness

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