| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Japanese Orthopedic Association Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire (JOABPEQ) |
| First Description |
Fukui M, Chiba K, Kawakami M, Kikuchi S, Konno S, Miyamoto M, et al. JOB Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire: initial report. J Orthop Sci 2007;12:443–50. |
| Year | 2007 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Functional status, Pain, Social Function |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | Low Back Pain (LBP) |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
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| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
Yes - |
| Language: Originally published in | Japanese |
| Available in Language | Chinese, English, Portuguese, Thai |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Fukui M, Chiba K, Kawakami M, Kikuchi S, Konno S, Miyamoto M, et al. |
| Title | JOB Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire: initial report. |
| Journal | J Orthop Sci |
| Year | 2007 |
| Vol | 12 |
| Num | --- |
| Pages | 443-50 |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18040634/ |
| Brief Description |
Japanese Orthopaedic Association Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire. Part 2. Verification of its reliability. |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32522196/ |
| Brief Description |
A comparison between the low back pain scales for patients with lumbar disc herniation: validity, reliability, and responsiveness. |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25687654/ |
| Brief Description |
Japanese orthopaedic association back pain evaluation questionnaire (JOABPEQ) as an outcome measure for patients with low back pain: reference values in healthy volunteers. |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28953707/ |
| Brief Description |
Simplified Chinese version of the Japanese Orthopaedic association Back pain evaluation questionnaire: cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity for patients with low Back pain. |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30213363/ |
| Brief Description |
Psychometric validation of the adapted Traditional Chinese version of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire (JOABPEQ). |
| Link | https://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S167 … |
| Brief Description |
Cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of Japanese Orthopaedic Association Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire to Brazilian Portuguese |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Mitsuru Fukui |
| jssr@earth.ocn.ne.jp (Japanese Society Spine Surgery) | |
| Address | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
The JOABPEQ is developed from the original Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) scale for assessing LBP, which is disease specific and allows for judging patient outcome and self-administration. It is made up of 25 LBP-related items classified into five multi-item subscales, namely, Q1 Low back pain, Q2 Lumbar function, Q3 Walking ability, Q4 Social life function, and Q5 Mental health |
| Number of Items | 25 |
| Range | The score of each factor ranges from 0 to 100 points. |
| Responses options/scale |
No |
| Developed for | --- |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
The score of each factor ranges from 0 to 100 points. The five subscale scores should be used independently; adding all or some of the five subscale scores does not make sense, and summing the subscale scores to provide a total score is not necessary. For scoring of the subscales, please consult user's guide |
| Score Interpretation | A lower score is associated with worse dysfunction |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | Two optimal prediction thresholds on the JOABPEQ subscales: Low back pain: 19.1, 22.4; lumbar function: 21.3, 24.2; walking ability: 24.5, 27.9; social life function: 14.3, 17.1; and mental health: 12.8, 14.8 |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | Research, Routine care |
| Completion time by the patient | - minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | - minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Easy to use, Useful in clinical practice & research |
| Limitations | Complex scoring |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |