title: Correlation between generic health status and region-specific functional measures on patients with neck pain.
abstract: This is a cross-sectional and prospective study to examine the correlation between the Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire and the Medical Outcomes 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey on patients with neck pain in the course of physiotherapy. A total of 359 consecutive adult patients with neck pain, from three physiotherapy outpatient departments, who completed the Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire and Medical Outcomes 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey, were observed and measured at different intervals - at the beginning of physiotherapy, at week 3, week 6 and upon discharge from physiotherapy. The results showed that both the Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire and the Medical Outcomes 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey were able to differentiate patients with neck pain in health and diseased states. The Spearman's correlation coefficients between the Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire and the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey physical and mental component summary scores at entry of physiotherapy were -0.64 with the physical component summary score and -0.44 with the mental component summary score, and, at discharge from physiotherapy, were -0.75 with the physical component summary score and -0.46 with the mental component summary score. The Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire has psychometric properties with both physical and mental dimensions of measurement of pain in patients with neck pain.
authors.affiliation: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, PRC.
authors.forename: Kwok-Chung
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Thomas T W
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Tai-Hing
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lam
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires