Open AccessDevelopment of a Survey to Assess Backpack Use and Neck and Back Pain in Seventh and Eighth Graders
Author(s) -
Trupti B Mehta,
Deborah Thorpe,
Janet K. Freburger
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
pediatric physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.621
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1538-005X
pISSN - 0898-5669
DOI - 10.1097/00001577-200214040-00002
Subject(s) - backpack , cronbach's alpha , construct validity , reliability (semiconductor) , neck pain , physical therapy , medicine , back pain , internal consistency , low back pain , psychology , psychometrics , clinical psychology , alternative medicine , pathology , power (physics) , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , history
The purpose of this study was to develop and test the reliability and validity of a pilot survey of backpack use and neck and back pain in seventh and eighth graders.