Reliability and Validity of Athletes Disability Index Questionnaire
Objective:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate validity and reliability of a new proposed questionnaire for assessment of functional disability in athletes with low back pain (LBP).
Design:
Validity and reliability study.
Setting:
Elite athletes participating in different fields of sports.
Participants:
Participants were 165 male and female athletes (between 12 and 50 years old) with LBP.
Interventions:
Athlete Disability Index (ADI) Questionnaire which is developed by the authors for assessing LBP-related disability in athletes, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ).
Main Outcome Measures:
Self-reported responses were collected regarding LBP-related disability through ADI, ODI, and RDQ.
Results:
The test–retest reliability was strong, and intraclass correlation value ranged between 0.74 and 0.94. The Cronbach alpha coefficient value of 0.91 (P
Source: Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine - Category: Sports Medicine Tags: Original Research Source Type: research