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Validation of Chichewa Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) questionnaire: A cross-sectional study.

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Chokotho, L; Lau, BC; Conway, D; Wu, H-H; Shearer, D; Hallan, G; Gjertsen, J-E; Mkandawire, N; Young, S
Published in: Malawi Med J
March 2019

BACKGROUND: The Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) tool measures function and quality of life in patients with musculoskeletal conditions. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to translate and adapt culturally the SMFA into Chichewa, and assess its clinimetric properties. METHODS: The translated Chichewa version was administered to 53 patients with musculoskeletal disorders. To assess repeatability, an additional 20 patients answered the questionnaire twice over a time interval of two weeks. Internal consistency, floor and ceiling effects, and repeatability were tested; construct validity was assessed with the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment tool (WHOQOL-BREF). RESULTS: There was good internal consistency for both Dysfunction and Bothersome indices (Cronbach's alpha 0.90) and good construct validity between both indices with the WHOQOL-BREF. Pearson's correlation coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for repeatability for the Dysfunction Index were 0.941 and 0.922 (95% CI: 0.772, 0.971) respectively, and 0.877 and 0.851 (95% CI: 0.629, 0.941) for the Bothersome Index respectively. CONCLUSION: The translated Chichewa SMFA is a valid tool for populations that speak the Chichewa language.

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Malawi Med J

DOI

EISSN

1995-7270

Publication Date

March 2019

Volume

31

Issue

1

Start / End Page

65 / 70

Location

Malawi

Related Subject Headings

  • Translating
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Quality of Life
  • Psychometrics
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases
  • Muscle, Skeletal
  • Male
  • Malawi
  • Language
 

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Chokotho, L., Lau, B. C., Conway, D., Wu, H.-H., Shearer, D., Hallan, G., … Young, S. (2019). Validation of Chichewa Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) questionnaire: A cross-sectional study. Malawi Med J, 31(1), 65–70. https://doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v31i1.11
Chokotho, Linda, Brian C. Lau, Devin Conway, Hao-Hua Wu, David Shearer, Geir Hallan, Jan-Erik Gjertsen, Nyengo Mkandawire, and Sven Young. “Validation of Chichewa Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) questionnaire: A cross-sectional study.Malawi Med J 31, no. 1 (March 2019): 65–70. https://doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v31i1.11.
Chokotho L, Lau BC, Conway D, Wu H-H, Shearer D, Hallan G, et al. Validation of Chichewa Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) questionnaire: A cross-sectional study. Malawi Med J. 2019 Mar;31(1):65–70.
Chokotho, Linda, et al. “Validation of Chichewa Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) questionnaire: A cross-sectional study.Malawi Med J, vol. 31, no. 1, Mar. 2019, pp. 65–70. Pubmed, doi:10.4314/mmj.v31i1.11.
Chokotho L, Lau BC, Conway D, Wu H-H, Shearer D, Hallan G, Gjertsen J-E, Mkandawire N, Young S. Validation of Chichewa Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) questionnaire: A cross-sectional study. Malawi Med J. 2019 Mar;31(1):65–70.

Published In

Malawi Med J

DOI

EISSN

1995-7270

Publication Date

March 2019

Volume

31

Issue

1

Start / End Page

65 / 70

Location

Malawi

Related Subject Headings

  • Translating
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Quality of Life
  • Psychometrics
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases
  • Muscle, Skeletal
  • Male
  • Malawi
  • Language