| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) |
| First Description |
Kuorinka I, Jonsson B, Kilbom A, Vinterberg H, Biering-Sørensen F, Andersson G, Jørgensen K. Standardised Nordic questionnaires for the analysis of musculoskeletal symptoms. Appl Ergon. 1987 Sep;18(3):233-7. |
| Year | 1987 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | --- |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | --- |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
Chronic musculoskeletal pain |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
Yes Musculoskeletal diseases |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | Turkish, Hebrew, Portuguese |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Kuorinka I, Jonsson B, Kilbom A, Vinterberg H, Biering-Sørensen F, Andersson G, Jørgensen K. |
| Title | Standardised Nordic questionnaires for the analysis of musculoskeletal symptoms. |
| Journal | Appl Ergon. |
| Year | 1987 |
| Vol | 18 |
| Num | 3 |
| Pages | 233-7 |
| Country | Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26415886/ |
| Brief Description |
Validity and reliability of an online extended version of the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ-E2) to measure nurses' fitness. |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34933232/ |
| Brief Description |
Reliability of a self-administrated musculoskeletal questionnaire: The fourth Trøndelag health study |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15676868/ |
| Brief Description |
Questionnaire development—an examination of the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26726840/ |
| Brief Description |
The Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire: cross-cultural adaptation into Turkish assessing its psychometric properties |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12752909/ |
| Brief Description |
Cross-cultural adaptation of the Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32920229/ |
| Brief Description |
The cross-cultural adaptation and reliability of the online Hebrew version of the extended Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Knut Hagen |
| knut.hagen@ntnu.no | |
| Address | --- |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
Standardized questionnaire that allows comparison of low back, neck, shoulder and general complaints for use in epidemiological studies. The general questionnaire was designed to answer the tbllowing question: "Do musculoskeletal troubles occur in a given population, and if so, in what parts of the body are they localised? It is composed by two sections: Section 1: a general questionnaire of 40 forced-choice items identifying areas of the body causing musculoskeletal problems. Respondents are asked if they have had any musculoskeletal trouble in the last 12 months and last 7 days which has prevented normal activity. Section 2: additional questions relating to the neck, the shoulders and the lower back further detail relevant issues. Twenty-five forced-choice questions elicit any accidents affecting each area, functional impact at home and work (change of job or duties), duration of the problem, assessment by a health professional and musculoskeletal problems in the last 7 days. |
| Number of Items | - |
| Range | - |
| Responses options/scale |
No |
| Developed for | Research |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | --- |
| Recommendations to score | --- |
| Score Interpretation | --- |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | 0 minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | 0 minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Easy to use |
| Limitations | --- |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments |
It exist a modified extended version of the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire for online use in nursing population (NMQ-E2). Modifications to the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire and online administration did not diminish its validity or reliability for obtaining information about the severity of nurses' musculoskeletal symptoms. |