Albanian Versions and Validations of Pain Assessment Tools, Back Pain and Autonomy Questionnaires (Validation)

Develop and Validation of Pain Assessment Tools, Back Pain Disability and Autonomy Questionnaires in Albanian Language

A total of 200 participants are predicted to be enrolled for completing questionnaires in relation of pain assessment tools, back pain disability and autonomy in Albania. A feasibility, validate and test-retest reliability design is estimated.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Pain; Back Pain; Disability Physical

Detailed Description

This study consist of two parts, firstly translation and cross-cultural adaptation of pain and automaton questionnaires into albanian language and secondly psychometric evaluation of the questionnaires including test-retest reliability in Albanian health care centers/ hospitals .

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 200

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Spain
  • España
    • Murcia, España, Spain, 30002
      • Orges Lena

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 14 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Albanian citizens with back pain and with autonomy problems who follows rehabilitation sessions in a rehabilitation center.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• back pain
• orthopedic problems
• Albanian citizens
• rehabilitation center patients

Exclusion Criteria:

• neurological patients
• no native albanian language

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Roland-Morris Questionnaire (RMQ) for athletes physical disability	Validation of Roland Morrison Questionaire in Albanian language which measures the physical disability of athletes and consists of 24 points of functional capacity of the back. The sense of progression is: the more serious the worse is the performance.	7 days
Barthel Index (BI) of patients autonomy	Validation of Barthel Index (BI) in Albanian language. It is used to measure performance in the basic activities of daily life. It refers to the patient's independence in all basic daily living activities. The maximum score used is 100 points and indicates independence in all the basic activities of daily life.	7 days
Oswestry Disability Index	Validation o the Oswestry Disability Index in Albanian language is a questionnaire made up of 10 categories: (1) pain intensity, (2) personal care, (3) lifting, (4) walking, (5) sitting, (6) standing, (7) sleeping, (8) sex life, (9) social life, and (10) traveling. Each category consists of 6 items scored from 0 to 5 with the first statement scoring 0 to the last statement scoring 5. A check at the highest levels means the person is in the worst state. If more than one answer is selected, the highest score is considered.	7 days
Pain Assessment Tools	Validation and test-retest of Pain Assessment tools Albanian language. VAS scale consists in identifying the patient, on a 100 cm line, referring to the point that best represents his pain, where 0 means no pain and 100 = worst possible pain.	7 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Jasemin Todri, PhD, UCAM Universidad Catolica de Murcia

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Lena O, Todri J. A cross-cultural adaptation study on the validity and test-retest reliability of pain assessment tools in Albanian older adults with low back pain. Geriatr Nurs. 2025 Nov 13;67:103723. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103723. Online ahead of print.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 20, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 5, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): June 10, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 15, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 17, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): October 18, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): November 19, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 15, 2025
• Last Verified: November 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neurologic Manifestations; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Signs and Symptoms; Back Pain; Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: 147/35

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No