PMID- 20429263
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100607
LR  - 20191210
IS  - 0374-1338 (Print)
IS  - 0374-1338 (Linking)
VI  - 56
IP  - 2
DP  - 2009
TI  - [The reliability and validity of a Croatian version of the Bath Ankylosing 
      Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI) and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease 
      Activity Index (BASDAI) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis].
PG  - 63-76
AB  - The aim of the study was to investigate the reliability and the validity of the 
      Croatian version of the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI) and 
      Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity index (BASDAI) in patients with 
      ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Patients with established diagnosis of AS 
      participated in the study. Fifty-two and 48 patients were included for the 
      evaluation of BASFI and BASDAI, respectively. For translation international 
      translation steps were followed. For reliability patients recompleted both 
      indices on the following day. To assess validity following parameters were 
      obtained: spinal mobility in sagittal plane, chest expansion index, erythrocyte 
      sedimentation rate, serum C-reactive protein, level of pain and patient's global 
      health. Apart from descriptive statistics Spearman's rho coefficient was used. 
      Correlation between BASFI and BASDAI score was 0.621. The mean BASFI scores on 
      two occasions (within 24 hours) were 4.82 +/- 2.67 versus 4.88 +/- 2.52 (r = 
      0.961; p < 0.01), and for BASDAI scores were 5.46 +/- 2.30 versus 5.32 +/- 2.19, 
      respectively (r = 0.959; p < 0.01). Stability index for both indices was 0.98. 
      High correlation was found for each repeated question of BASFI and BASDAI. For 
      both indices congruent validity demonstrated the best correlation with cervical 
      and thoracic mobility. Also, the correlation was observed for BASFI with spinal 
      mobility in lumbar region and with chest expansion index, and for BASDAI with the 
      level of pain. Our findings indicate that Croatian version ofBASFI and BASDAI is 
      reliable and valid. Therefore, it can be used in clinical research as well as in 
      clinical practice.
FAU - Grazio, Simeon
AU  - Grazio S
AD  - Klinika za reumatologiju, fizikalnu medicinu i rehabilitaciju, Referentni centar 
      MZSS RH za spondiloartropatije, Klinicka bolnica "Sestre milosrdnice", 
      Vinogradska 29, 10000 Zagreb. simeon.grazio@zg.t-com.hr
FAU - Grubisic, Frane
AU  - Grubisic F
FAU - Nemcic, Tomislav
AU  - Nemcic T
FAU - Matijevic, Valentina
AU  - Matijevic V
FAU - Skala, Hana
AU  - Skala H
LA  - hrv
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Validation Study
TT  - Pouzdanost i valjanost hrvatske inacice Bath funkcijskog indeksa za ankilozantni 
      spondilitis (BASFI) i Bath indeksa aktivnosti bolesti za ankilozantni spondilitis 
      (BASDAI) u bolesnika s ankilozantnim spondilitisom.
PL  - Croatia
TA  - Reumatizam
JT  - Reumatizam
JID - 0216650
SB  - IM
MH  - Croatia
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - Severity of Illness Index
MH  - Spondylitis, Ankylosing/*classification/physiopathology
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2009/01/01 00:00
MHDA- 2010/06/09 06:00
CRDT- 2010/05/01 06:00
PHST- 2010/05/01 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/01/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/06/09 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Reumatizam. 2009;56(2):63-76.