| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Neck Bournemouth Questionnaire (NBQ) |
| First Description |
Bolton JE, Humphreys BK. The Bournemouth Questionnaire: a short-form comprehensive outcome measure. II. Psychometric properties in neck pain patients. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2002 Mar-Apr;25(3):141-8 |
| Year | 2002 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Disease activity, Pain, Impact of disease |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | --- |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
--- |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
Yes Nonspecific neck pain |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | Persian, Portuguese, Turkish, German, Chinese, Dutch |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Bolton JE, Humphreys BK. |
| Title | The Bournemouth Questionnaire: a short-form comprehensive outcome measure. II. Psychometric properties in neck pain patients. |
| Journal | J Manipulative Physiol Ther |
| Year | 2002 |
| Vol | 25 |
| Num | 3 |
| Pages | 141-8 |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34302231/ |
| Brief Description |
Assessment of the responsiveness of four scales in geriatric patients with chronic neck pain |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17509434/ |
| Brief Description |
Comparison of the Neck Disability Index and the Neck Bournemouth Questionnaire in a sample of patients with chronic uncomplicated neck pain |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10543579/ |
| Brief Description |
The Bournemouth Questionnaire: a short-form comprehensive outcome measure. I. Psychometric properties in back pain patients |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19927105/ |
| Brief Description |
The Neck Bournemouth Questionnaire cross-cultural adaptation into Dutch and evaluation of its psychometric properties in a population with subacute and chronic whiplash associated disorders |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34025841/ |
| Brief Description |
The Turkish version of the Neck Bournemouth Questionnaire in patients with chronic neck pain: a cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity study |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28343619/ |
| Brief Description |
Translation and validation of Neck Bournemouth Questionnaire to Brazilian Portuguese |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | B Kim Humphreys |
| kim.humphreys@balgrist.ch | |
| Address | --- |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
NBQ consists of seven items, and questions pain severity, physical disability, social disability, anxiety, depression, employment, and pain control status |
| Number of Items | 7 |
| Range | 0-70 |
| Responses options/scale |
Yes 0= Much better 5= no change 10= much worse. |
| Developed for | --- |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered, Interviewer/assessor |
| Recommendations to score |
The individual score of all 7 items can be summed to give a total score. |
| Score Interpretation | The higher the score reflects the degree of impact on a patient’s life. |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | 5 minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | - minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Useful in clinical practice & research, Easy to use |
| Limitations | --- |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments |
The treatment effect size of the instrument was found to be high (1.67) An improvement of 13 points on the total score or a percentage change score of 36% was associated with clinically significant improvement |