title: Reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment questionnaire for patients with musculoskeletal disorder.
abstract: [Purpose] The purpose of this study was to establish the reliability and validity of the Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment questionnaire, which was translated into Korean, for patients with musculoskeletal disorder. [Subjects and Methods] Fifty-five subjects (26 males and 29 females) with musculoskeletal diseases participated in the study. The Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment questionnaire focuses on a limited range of physical functions and includes a dysfunction index and a bother index. Reliability was determined using the intraclass correlation coefficient, and validity was examined by correlating short musculoskeletal function assessment scores with the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) score. [Results] The reliability was 0.97 for the dysfunction index and 0.94 for the bother index. Validity was established by comparison with Korean version of the SF-36. [Conclusion] This study demonstrated that the Korean version of the Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment questionnaire is a reliable and valid instrument for the assessment of musculoskeletal disorders.
authors: Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Republic of Korea.
authors: Kyoung-Sim
authors: KS
authors: Jung
authors: Department of Occupational Therapy, Semyung University, Republic of Korea.
authors: Jin-Hwa
authors: JH
authors: Jung
authors: Department of Physical Therapy, Gimcheon University: 214 Daehak-ro, Gimcheon 740-704, Republic of Korea.
authors: Tae-Sung
authors: TS
authors: In
authors: Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Gachon University: 191 Hambangmoe-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 406-799, Republic of Korea.
authors: Hwi-Young
authors: HY
authors: Cho
keywords: Reliability; Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) questionnaire; Validity