Research Article
Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Clinimetric Testing of Functional Rating Index (FRI) Outcome Measure into the Arabic Language
Table 2
Participant’s characteristics at baseline and follow-ups.
| | Variables | Baseline () | 24 hours () | 2 weeks () |
| | Age (in years) | | | | | 18-29 | 71 (35.5%) | 45 (37.5%) | 45 (37.5%) | | 30-39 | 50 (25%) | 28 (23.3%) | 28 (23.3%) | | 40-49 | 47 (23.5%) | 27 (22.5%) | 27 (22.5%) | | 50-59 | 23 (11.5%) | 12 (10%) | 12 (10%) | | 60-69 | 9 (4.5%) | 8 (6.7%) | 8 (6.7%) | | Gender | | | | | Male | 128 (64%) | 79 (65.8%) | 79 (65.8%) | | Female | 72 (36%) | 41 (34.2%) | 41 (34.2%) | | BMI (kg/m2) | | | | | Weight | | | | | Height | | | | | Marital status | | | | | Single/other | 48 (24%) | 26 (21.7%) | 26 (21.7%) | | Married | 152 (76%) | 94 (78.5) | 94 (78.5%) | | Education | | | | | Primary | 3 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | | Intermediate | 5 (2.5%) | 5 (4.2%) | 5 (4.2%) | | Secondary | 35 (17.5%) | 17 (14.2%) | 17 (14.2%) | | Undergraduate | 144 (72%) | 89 (74.2%) | 89 (74.2%) | | Postgraduate | 13 (6.5%) | 9 (7.5%) | 9 (7.5%) | | Employment status | | | | | Student | 31 (15.5%) | 19 (15.8%) | 19 (15.8%) | | Employee | 129 (64.5%) | 82 (68.3%) | 82 (68.3%) | | Not working | 35 (17.5%) | 16 (13.3%) | 16 (13.3%) | | Retired | 5 (2.5%) | 3 (2.5%) | 3 (2.5%) | | Duration of symptoms | | | | | Acute LBP (from 1 day to <6 weeks) | 67 (35.5%) | 48 (40%) | 48 (40%) | | Subacute LBP (between 6 and 12 weeks) | 133 (66.5%) | 72 (60%) | 72 (60%) | | Instruments | | | | | FRI-Ar (0-40) | | | | | RMDQ (0-24) | | | | | ODI (0-50) | | | | | PSFS (0-30) | | | | | NPRS (0-10) | | | | | GPE (-5 to +5) | | | |
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Values expressed in frequency ( ) and percentage (%). Values expressed in . Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; SD (±): standard deviation; LBP: low back pain; NPRS: Numeric Pain Rating Scale; RMDQ: Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire; ODI: Oswestry Disability Index; PSFS: Patient-Specific Functional Scale: GPE: Global Perceived Effect Scale. |
