PMID- 37119310
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20230605
LR  - 20240509
IS  - 1432-0932 (Electronic)
IS  - 0940-6719 (Linking)
VI  - 32
IP  - 6
DP  - 2023 Jun
TI  - The test-retest reliability and minimal clinically important difference of the 
      Dubousset Functional Test and its correlation with Rolland Morris disability 
      questionnaire in chronic non-specific low back pain.
PG  - 2086-2092
LID - 10.1007/s00586-023-07720-6 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: This study examines the test-retest reliability, the minimal 
      clinically important difference (MCID), and its correlation with the Rolland 
      Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) of the Dubousset Functional Test (DFT) in 
      evaluating the functional capacity and dynamic balance of patients with chronic 
      non-specific low back pain (cnsLBP). METHODS: Seventy-five patients with cnsLBP 
      aged 18 years and over were included. The Five-Repetition Sit-To-Stand Test 
      (5R-STS), the subcomponents of the DFT (the Up and Walk Test, the Steps Test, the 
      Down and Sitting Test, and the Dual-Tasking Test) were administered to the 
      patients. Patients were rested for 1 h, and the DFT was applied again. Pain level 
      was evaluated with the Visual Analogue Scale before the tests started and after 
      the tests were completed. Self-report function assessment was made using the 
      RMDQ. RESULTS: The test-retest reliability of the subcomponents of the DFT was 
      excellent. The ICCs were: 0.91, 0.86, 0.89, and 0.89, respectively. The standard 
      measurement errors of the subcomponents of the DFT were 0.32, 0.12, 0.14, and 
      0.25, respectively. The subcomponents of the DFT were highly correlated with the 
      RMDQ and 5R-STS with the correlation coefficients of 0,83, 0,83, 0,79, 0,83 and 
      0,81, 0,75, 0,73, and 0,82, respectively (p < 0.01). The MCIDs of the 
      subcomponents were 0,60, 0,23, 0,27, and 0,48, respectively. CONCLUSION: The DFT 
      is reliable in evaluating patients' functional capacity and dynamic balance with 
      cnsLBP without causing discomfort. It is simple, quick, and simultaneously 
      assesses multiple areas contributing to spinal alignment, muscle integrity, and 
      balance.
CI  - (c) 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, 
      part of Springer Nature.
FAU - Unver, Tuba
AU  - Unver T
AD  - School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Dokuz Eylul University, TR-35340, 
      Balcova, Izmir, Turkey.
FAU - Unver, Bayram
AU  - Unver B
AD  - School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Dokuz Eylul University, TR-35340, 
      Balcova, Izmir, Turkey.
FAU - Kacmaz, Kevser Sevik
AU  - Kacmaz KS
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1675-0757
AD  - Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Izmir Katip Celebi University, 
      TR-35340, Cigli, Izmir, Turkey. kevser_sevik@hotmail.com.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20230429
PL  - Germany
TA  - Eur Spine J
JT  - European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the 
      European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine 
      Research Society
JID - 9301980
SB  - IM
MH  - Humans
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Low Back Pain/diagnosis
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - Minimal Clinically Important Difference
MH  - Spine
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Disability Evaluation
MH  - Psychometrics
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Dubousset Functional Test
OT  - Functional evaluation
OT  - Low back pain
OT  - Reliability
OT  - Validity
EDAT- 2023/04/29 19:44
MHDA- 2023/06/05 06:43
CRDT- 2023/04/29 14:46
PHST- 2022/12/14 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/04/15 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/03/30 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2023/06/05 06:43 [medline]
PHST- 2023/04/29 19:44 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/04/29 14:46 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/s00586-023-07720-6 [pii]
AID - 10.1007/s00586-023-07720-6 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Eur Spine J. 2023 Jun;32(6):2086-2092. doi: 10.1007/s00586-023-07720-6. Epub 2023 
      Apr 29.