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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Establishing Responsiveness and Minimal Clinically Important Difference of Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale (Hindi Version) in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients Undergoing Multimodal Physical Therapy.

Irshad Ahmad, Akhil Sharma, Sahar Zaidi, Mastour Saeed Alshahrani, Ajay Prashad Gautam, Abdullah Raizah, Ravi Shankar Reddy, Shalini Verma, Tarushi Tanwar, Mohammad Ejaz Hussain and 3 more

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Irshad AhmadDepartment of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6012-9207
Akhil SharmaSt. Stephens Hospital, Tis Hazari, New Delhi 110054, India.
Sahar ZaidiDepartment of Physiotherapy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India.ORCID 0000-0002-1950-1150
Mastour Saeed AlshahraniDepartment of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2290-8207
Ajay Prashad GautamDepartment of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah RaizahDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia.
Ravi Shankar ReddyDepartment of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-6638-0585
Shalini VermaDepartment of Physiotherapy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India.
Tarushi TanwarCentre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India.ORCID 0000-0001-5475-3591
Mohammad Ejaz HussainFaculty of Allied Health Sciences and Physiotherapy, SGT University, Gurugram 122505, India.
Deepak MalhotraDepartment of Physiotherapy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India.ORCID 0000-0003-1413-6681
Shadab UddinDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan 82911, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-5945-8209
Emadeldin Mohammed MukhtarDepartment of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia.
King Khalid University · SAJamia Hamdard · INJamia Millia Islamia · INJazan University · SAShree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University · INSt. Stephen’s Hospital · IN

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King Khalid University R.G.P.2/122/43
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Abstract

Increasing emphasis is placed on physical functional measures to examine treatments for chronic low back pain (CLBP). The Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale (Hindi version) (QBPDS-H) has never been evaluated for responsiveness. The objectives of this study were to (1) examine the internal and external responsiveness of the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale (Hindi version) (QBPDS-H) and (2) find out the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) and minimal detectable change (MDC) in the functional ability of patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) undergoing multimodal physical therapy treatment. In this prospective cohort study, QBPDS-H responses were recorded at the baseline and after eight weeks from 156 CLBP patients undergoing multimodal physiotherapy treatment. To differentiate between the clinically unimproved (n = 65, age: 44.16 ± 11.8 years) and clinically improved (n = 91, age: 43.28 ± 10.7 years) scores of patients from the initial assessment to the last follow-up, the Hindi version of the Patient's Global Impression of Change (H-PGIC) scale was utilized. Internal responsiveness was large (E.S. (pooled S.D.) (n = 91): 0.98 (95% CI = 1.14-0.85) and Standardized Response Mean (S.R.M.) (n = 91): 2.57 (95% CI = 3.05-2.17)). In addition, the correlation coefficient and receiver operative characteristics (R.O.C.) curve were used to assess the QBPDS-H external responsiveness. MCID and MDC were detected by the R.O.C. curve and standard error of measurements (S.E.M.), respectively. The H-PGIC scale showed moderate responsiveness (ρ = 0.514 and area under the curve (A.U.C.) = 0.658; 95% CI, 0.596-0.874), while the MDC achieved 13.68 points, and the MCID was found have 6 points (A.U.C. = 0.82; 95% CI: 0.74-0.88, sensitivity = 90%, specificity = 61%). This study shows that QBPDS-H has moderate levels of responsiveness in CLBP patients receiving multimodal physical therapy treatment, so it can be used to measure the changes in disability scores. MCID and MDC changes were also reported with QBPDS-H.

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activity limitationslow back painpatient-reported outcome measures

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