Test-retest reliability of Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire in nurses.
- Author:
Yu-xia FANG
1
;
Shu-yuan LI
;
Ya-nan ZHANG
;
Peng ZHANG
;
Hao WU
;
De-hua WANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Humans; Musculoskeletal Diseases; diagnosis; Nurses; Reproducibility of Results; Surveys and Questionnaires
- From: Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2013;31(10):753-758
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo evaluate the test-retest reliability of Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire in nurses and to provide supplementary data for evaluating the reliability of the questionnaire in different occupational populations.
METHODSNordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was translated into Chinese according to the Guidelines for the process of cross-cultural adaptation of self-report measures. We carried out a study to examine the reliability of Chinese-version Nordic Questionnaire among Chinese nurses. This study was conducted in 120 nurses recruited from our hospital, who underwent questionnaire survey twice within one week. The test-retest reliability of questionnaire was analyzed.
RESULTSThe Chinese-version Nordic Questionnaire showed a high test-retest reliability, with a Kappa coefficient of 0.72∼1.00.
CONCLUSIONThe Chinese-version Nordic Questionnaire has a high test-retest reliability in nurses, so it can be used for the screening and epidemiological investigation of musculoskeletal disorders in this population.
