Translation and psychometric evaluation of the Yoruba version of the STarT Back tool among persons with long-term non-specific low-back pain (original) (raw)

2021, Annali di igiene : medicina preventiva e di comunita

Conclusion The Y-SBT have acceptable psychometric properties. It is recommended for use among Yoruba speaking patients with LBP. Background Translating questionnaires into local languages is essential as it aids easy accessibility and understanding of such questionnaires by patients and their health caregivers. The STarT Back Tool (SBT), validated tool used to classify subgroups of persons with Low-Back Pain, has few translated versions. We translated the STarT Back Tool into the Yoruba language and established its psychometric properties among patients with long-term non-specific Low-Back Pain. Methods Following the Lenz protocol, the SBT was successfully cross-culturally adapted into the Yoruba language. One hundred consenting patients (mean age = 57.0±11.43 years, 55% females) took part in the validation phase, while 53 of them participated in the test-retest phase. Psychometric indices of the Y-SBT assessed showed internal consistency, intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), c...