Back Pain
University of British Columbia reports research in back pain
Published in Pain and Central Nervous System Week, July 7th, 2008
"Kopec and colleagues have recently developed item response theory based item banks for 5 domains of HRQL relevant to back pain and suitable for CAT applications. The domains are Daily Activities (DAILY), Walking (WALK), Handling Objects (HAND), Pain or Discomfort (PAIN), and Feelings (FEEL). An adaptive algorithm was implemented in a web-based questionnaire administration system....
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