Translation and validation of start back screening tool for low back pain and musculoskeletal health questionnaire (msk-hq) for musculoskeletal disorders.

Abstract

Purpose: Translate and validate two questionnaires (STart Back Screening Tool and Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire) into Bangla language for diagnosing low back pain. Objectives: to translate and validate MSK-HQ and SBST instruments into Bangla among low back pain patients, to adjust Bangla translated version with English translated version. Methodology: Cross cultural adaptation of these questionnaires is done through seven phases where 95 samples were selected for STart Back Screening Tool and 84 samples were selected for Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ) for low back pain condition as convenience sampling from CRP, Savar, Dhaka. Sociodemographic information was also included during data collection procedure. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis which focused through table and bar chart. Results: Most of the patient who were affected by low back pain, their age was between 31-60. Among them through MSK-HQ, almost 68% patients’ condition were found to be chronic and through SBST, patients with low back pain can be categorized as low risk- 16.84%, in medium risk- 55.79%, in high risk- 27.37%. Conclusion: It can be concluded that by translating and validating both of these questionnaires could bring positive result while diagnosing low back pain. Key words: Translation, validation, low back pain, SBST, MSK-HQ.