Rasch Analysis, Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Lumbar Spine Instability Questionnaire

EROL, Erkan | APAYDIN, Umut | YILDIZ, Ramazan | YILDIZ, Ayşe | ERTURAN, Sinem | GÖKMEN, Derya | AKKOYUN SERT, Özlem | ÜNÜVAR, Bayram Sönmez | GERÇEK, Hasan | ELBASAN, Bülent

Background/aim: Lumbar instability is an important condition that can be seen frequently in people with low back pain, affecting both the progression and the choice of appropriate exercise. The Lumbar Spine Instability Questionnaire (LSIQ) is a simple and low-cost tool for evaluating disturbed back stability in people with low back pain. The aim of this study is to develop the Turkish version of the LSIQ (LSIQ-T) and to evaluate its psychometric properties using the Rasch model. Materials and methods: One hundred participants with chronic low back pain completed the LSIQ-T. The LSIQ-T was repe ...Daha fazlası