Rev. latinoam. enferm; 20 (1), 2012

The goal of this study was to translate and adapt The Pain Disability Questionnaire (PDQ) to Brazilian Portuguese, as well as to assess its psychometric properties and practicability. The following methodological steps were followed: translation, synthesis, back-translation, expert committee assessment a...

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Rev. latinoam. enferm; 16 (6), 2008

The purpose of this study was to adapt the Spitzer Quality of Life Index and evaluate its reliability in patients with low back pain. The following steps were followed: translation, back-translation, evaluation by a committee, and pretest. The reliability was estimated through stability and homogeneity a...

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Rev. latinoam. enferm; 14 (4), 2006

Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, não experimental, de corte transversal, que teve por objetivo avaliar os laudos médicos contendo restrições de trabalho prescritas a trabalhadores de um hospital universitário no Brasil. Para a coleta de dados, foi utilizada uma ficha para caracterização dos laudo...

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Rev. latinoam. enferm; 11 (2), 2003

Low back pain represents a serious public health problem. Therefore, great efforts have been made in order to improve and assess the efficacy of its treatment. Reports in international literature have presented important studies concerning instruments to assess pain and functional incapacity in patients ...

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