ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2019
Back beliefs among elderly seeking health care due to back pain; psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the back beliefs questionnaire.
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- Measurement properties of self-reported outcome measures for older adults with nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review.Age and ageing · 2025Pooled it
- Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Validation of the Serbian Version of the Back Beliefs Questionnaire in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Two-years clinical course of pain intensity and symptom satisfaction for latent classes in older adults with back pain.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Observational
- Beliefs about back pain and associations with clinical outcomes: a primary care cohort study.BMJ open · 2022Observational
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Abstract
backgroundThe Back Beliefs Questionnaire (BBQ) is a 14-item patient-reported questionnaire that measures attitudes and beliefs about the consequences of back pain. The BBQ has recently been translated into Norwegian, but its psychometric properties have not yet been tested. The aim of this study is to evaluate the reliability and construct validity of the BBQ when used on elderly patients with back pain.
methodA prospective cohort study with a test-retest design among 116 elderly patients (> 55 years of age) seeking primary care for a new episode of back pain. Test-retest, standard error of measurement (SEM), minimal detectable change (MDC), internal consistency and construct validity by a priori hypotheses (Spearman's- and Pearson correlation coefficient) were tested.
resultsA total of 116 patients, mean age (SD) 67.7 (8.3), were included and 63 patients responded to the test-retest assessment. The mean (SD) BBQ sum scores (range 9-45) were 29.8 (7.0) and 29.2 (6.7) for the test and retest respectively. The test-retest was acceptable with an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.71 (95% CI, 0.54-0.82), SEM was 3.8 and MDC 10.5. Internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha was good (0.82) and acceptable construct validity was supported by the confirmation of 75% of the a priori hypotheses.
conclusionThe Norwegian version of the BBQ demonstrated acceptable test-retest reliability and good construct validity and can be used to assess pessimistic beliefs in elderly patients with back pain.
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