Study Design This study proposed to carry out the cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric tests in a convenience sample of patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy(CSM).Objective This paper aimed to translate ...
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Study Design This study proposed to carry out the cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric tests in a convenience sample of patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy(CSM).Objective This paper aimed to translate and adapt the Japanese Orthopaedic Association Cervical Myelopathy Evaluation Questionnaire(JOACMEQ)into a simplified Chinese ***,its internal consistency,test-retest reliability,validity,as well as ceiling and floor effects were *** of Background Data No simplified Chinese version of JOACMEQ had been available *** The original English version of JOACMEQ was translated and adapted to the simplified Chinese version based on the cross-cultural adaptation ***,factor structure of each subscale was verified using principal component analysis(PCA).Internal consistency was evaluated by Cronbach'sα.Test-retest reliability was detected by means of intraclass correlation coefficients(ICC)among stable *** addition,the validity of the simplified Chinese version of JOACMEQ was assessed by examining itsrelationships with Numerical Pain Rating Scale(NPRS),Japanese Orthopaedic Association Scores(JOA),Neck Disability Index(NDI),and Short Form Health Survey(SF-36).Furthermore,the presence of ceiling and floor effects was determined when over 15%respondents had achieved the lowest or highest possible total *** The simplified Chinese version of JOACMEQ showed excellent internal consistency,with the Cronbach'sαof *** the same time,the ICC of test-retest reliability varied from 0.926 to *** convergent validity of the simplified Chinese version of JOACMEQ was supported by its good correlation with other physical functional status measures(NDI,JOA,and SF-36 Physical functioning;r-values:-0.705 to 0.671).Notably,Q5 Mental health was significantly correlated with SF-36 items(r-values:0.404 to 0.667).Moreover,ceiling effect could be seen in Q1 Cervical spine function(38,37.62%),Q2 Upper extremi
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