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Trial reportPloS one2019

Translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric testing of Igbo fear avoidance beliefs questionnaire in mixed rural and urban Nigerian populations with chronic low back pain.

Chinonso Nwamaka Igwesi-Chidobe, Charity Amarachukwu, Isaac Olubunmi Sorinola, Emma Louise Godfrey

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Trial report in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Chinonso Nwamaka Igwesi-ChidobeDepartment of Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria (Enugu Campus), Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0001-8021-0283
Charity AmarachukwuDepartment of Physiotherapy, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria.
Isaac Olubunmi SorinolaDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
Emma Louise GodfreyDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
King's College London · GBUniversity of Nigeria · NGUniversity of Nigeria Teaching Hospital · NG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionLow back pain (LBP) is highly prevalent in Nigeria and is more devastating in rural Nigeria due to adverse living and working conditions, reinforced by maladaptive illness beliefs. There is a need to develop measures for assessing such beliefs in this population. This study aimed to cross-culturally adapt the Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) and test its psychometric properties in mixed rural and urban Nigerian populations with chronic LBP.

methodsTranslation, cultural adaptation, test-retest, and cross-sectional psychometric testing. FABQ was forward and back translated by clinical/non-clinical translators. A review committee evaluated the translations. Twelve people with chronic LBP in a rural Nigerian community pre-tested the questionnaire. Cronbach's alpha assessing internal consistency; intra-class correlation coefficient and Bland-Altman plots assessing test-retest reliability; and minimal detectable change were investigated in a convenient sample of 50 chronic low back pain sufferers in rural and urban Nigeria. Construct validity was examined using Pearson's correlation analyses with the eleven-point box scale and Igbo Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (Igbo-RMDQ), and exploratory factor analysis in a random sample of 200 adults with chronic low back pain in rural Nigeria. Ceiling and floor effects were investigated in all samples.

resultsAmendments allowed interviewer-administration. Item 8 was modified to 'I have a compensation or gains I get from having my pain' as there is no benefit system in Nigeria. Igbo phrase for 'physical activity' could also mean 'being active', 'moving the body' or 'moving about' and was used in the items with 'physical activity'. The Igbo-FABQ had good internal consistency (α = 0.80-0.86); intra class correlation coefficients (ICC = 0.71-0.72); standard error of measurements (3.21-7.40) and minimal detectable change (8.90-20.51). It correlated moderately with pain intensity and disability, with a two-factor structure and no floor and ceiling effects.

conclusionsIgbo-FABQ is valid, reliable, and can be used clinically and for research.

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Rural PopulationSurveys and QuestionnairesTranslationsUrban PopulationAdultChronic PainCross-Cultural ComparisonCross-Sectional StudiesFearFemaleHumansLow Back PainMaleMiddle AgedNigeriaPsychometrics

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