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Reliability of the Second and Third Iterations of the Sensory-Motor Dysfunction Questionnaire in a Subclinical Neck Pain Population.

Ushani Ambalavanar, Heidi Haavik, Nitika Kumari, Imran Amjad, Nooshin Khobzi Rotondi, Bernadette Ann Murphy

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Ushani AmbalavanarFaculty of Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, ON L1G 0C5, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1972-030X
Heidi HaavikCenter of Chiropractic Research, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, 6 Harrison Road, Mount Wellington, Auckland 1060, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-7182-2085
Nitika KumariCenter of Chiropractic Research, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, 6 Harrison Road, Mount Wellington, Auckland 1060, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-5135-1682
Imran AmjadCenter of Chiropractic Research, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, 6 Harrison Road, Mount Wellington, Auckland 1060, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-2824-0079
Nooshin Khobzi RotondiFaculty of Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, ON L1G 0C5, Canada.
Bernadette Ann MurphyFaculty of Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, ON L1G 0C5, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9832-5740

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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council RGPIN-2022-04777
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Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesThis study aimed to address limitations of the pilot reliability study on the Sensory-Motor Dysfunction Questionnaire (SMD-Q) in two parts. Part 1 evaluated the intra-rater reliability of SMD-Q version 2 (V2). Part 2 addressed V2's limitations before assessing the intra-rater reliability of version 3 (V3). V2 framed questions as "over the past week", whereas V3 also framed questions as "in a typical/usual week".

methodsThe SMD-Q was administered via Qualtrics

resultsThere was excellent agreement for V2 total scores (K

conclusionsVersions 2 and 3 of the SMD-Q appear to reliably capture disordered sensorimotor integration in people with subclinical neck pain, with improved reliability in V3 when questions are framed as "in a typical/usual week". However, further research is needed to confirm this finding.

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internal consistencyreliabilityself-report questionnairesensorimotor integrationspine pain

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PMCPMC11763920

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