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Use of modified Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire in patients with postirradiation neck disability: Validation study
Author(s) -
Yeung Polina L. C.,
Chiu Thomas T. W.,
Leung Arran S. L.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
head and neck
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1097-0347
pISSN - 1043-3074
DOI - 10.1002/hed.20102
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , construct validity , intraclass correlation , medicine , neck pain , physical therapy , reliability (semiconductor) , isometric exercise , content validity , rating scale , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychology , psychometrics , clinical psychology , pathology , developmental psychology , power (physics) , physics , alternative medicine , quantum mechanics
Background. No available measure exists for postirradiation neck disability. Adoption of the Chinese Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire (NPQ) for patients with postirradiation neck disability was examined in this study. Methods. Eight physiotherapists and five patients were invited to test the validity of the content. Forty‐three patients with neck disability were recruited to evaluate test–retest reliability and internal consistency. The level of neck discomfort, range of neck motion and maximal isometric neck muscle strength, and SF‐36 health score were measured for construct validity testing. Results. The questionnaire had good content validity, a high degree of test–retest reliability, internal consistency (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC], 0.94; Cronbach's alpha, 0.88), and good construct validity. NPQ correlated significantly with most of the subscores of SF‐36 (r s , −0.43 to − 0.71) and numeric rating scale (r s = 0.69). Conclusion. The modified Chinese NPQ was found to be reliable and valid for the evaluation of postirradiation neck disability. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 26: 1031–1037, 2004