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Name of the Instrument/Tool Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire (CMDQ)
First Description

Hedge A, Morimoto S, McCrobie D. Effects of keyboard tray geometry on upper body posture and comfort. Ergonomics. 1999 Oct;42(10):1333-49. 
Year 1999
Domains
Concept of constructs Pain
Population/Disease Generic
Originally developed for ---
Other rheumatic diseases
where can be applied (only if validated)		 Chronic musculoskeletal pain
Additional population with no rheumatic diseases No
Language: Originally published in English
Available in Language Italian, German, Spanish, Malay, Turkish
REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION
Author/s Hedge A, Morimoto S, McCrobie D.
Title Effects of keyboard tray geometry on upper body posture and comfort.
Journal Ergonomics
Year 1999
Vol 42
Num 10
Pages 1333-49
Country USA
Language English
Other references of interest
Link https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30581794/
Brief Description

Relationships between Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire and Online Rapid Office Strain Assessment Questionnaire
Link https://medwinpublishers.com/EOIJ/EOIJ16000222.pdf
Brief Description

Ergonomic Risk Assessment using Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire in a Grocery Store.
Instrument/Tool Translations References
Link https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33998576/
Brief Description

Italian version of the cornell musculoskeletal discomfort questionnaire (CMDQ-I): Translation, cultural adaptation and validation
Link https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27019667/
Brief Description

German version of the Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire (CMDQ): translation and validation
Link https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26967034/
Brief Description

The Bahasa Melayu version of Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire (CMDQ): Reliability and validity study in Malaysia.
DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION
Correspondence to Alan Hedge
E-Mail ah29@cornell.edu
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Website https://ergo.human.cornell.edu/ahmsquest.html
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DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT
Type Of Measure Questionnaire
Brief Description

The CMDQ is a 54-item questionnaire that includes a body chart and questions about musculoskeletal ache, pain or discomfort occurrence in 20 parts of the body over the past week.
Number of Items 54
Range ---
Responses options/scale Yes
‘moderate’ and ‘severe discomfort’.
Developed for ---
PRACTICAL APPLICATION
Method of administration Physician
Recommendations to score

Scores can be analyzed in 4 ways:

  1. by simply counting the number of symptoms per person
  2. by summing the rating values for each person
  3. by weighting the rating scores to more easily identify the most serious problems as follows:
    Never = 0
    1-2 times/week = 1.5
    3-4 times/week = 3.5
    Every day = 5
    Several times every day = 10
  4. by multiplying the above Frequency score (0,1.5 , 3.5, 5, 10) by the Discomfort score (1,2,3) by the Interference score (1,2,3)
Score Interpretation Higher scores indicate more pain. The individual items should also be analyzed to determine where there may be a postural problem for the person.
Cut-off points ---
Cut-off points applied to Research
Smallest detectable change if described ---
Smallest detectable change applied to ---
Completion time by the patient - minutes
Scoring time by the assessor - minutes
Training to score Not necessary
Strengths Easy to use
Limitations ---
OTHER COMMENTS
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