Article

The prospect of adequate comparisons is essential to decide on the
effectiveness of different treatments. As there is a lack of unity in choice of
questionnaires and included measures concerning musculoskeletal disorders,
further investigations based on international recommendations are of interest.
The intention of present study was to initiate the development of a clinically
useful short-form questionnaire. The aim was to select items that capture
prominent health aspects for women with neck-shoulder pain and thereby reduce the
number of items to a clinically more convenient amount, and to determine the
underlying structure of included items. METHOD: Data were collected in a
randomised controlled trial including women with non-specific neck-shoulder pain
>3 months (n = 117). Data collection included three core domains: pain intensity,
physical and emotional functioning, and analysis was performed using Principal
component analysis, and Varimax rotation. RESULTS:
The resulting 9-factor
solution included interference, solicitous/distracting responses, mood and
feelings about self and relations, pain intensity, punishing responses, personal
growth, life control, sleep, and appetite (29 items). CONCLUSIONS: The results
will contribute to the development of a reduced battery of questions representing
core dimensions. Such questionnaire would lighten the assessment load in the
clinic as well as in research.

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