| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) |
| First Description |
Roland M, Morris R. A study of the natural history of back pain: part I: development of a reliable and sensitive measure of disability in low-back pain. Spine. 1983;8(2):141-4. |
| Year | 1983 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Physical function |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | Low Back Pain (LBP) |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
--- |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
No |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Roland M, Morris R. |
| Title | A study of the natural history of low back pain: Part 1. Development of a reliable and sensitive measure of disability in low-back pain. |
| Journal | Spine |
| Year | 1983 |
| Vol | 8 |
| Num | 2 |
| Pages | 141-4 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28337948 |
| Brief Description |
Software version of Roland Morris Disability questionnaire for outcome assessment in low back pain |
| 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/11124727/ |
| Brief Description |
The Roland-Morris disability questionnaire and the Oswestry disability questionnaire. |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22020608 |
| Brief Description |
Chinese version. |
| Link | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24201022 |
| Brief Description |
French version. |
| Link | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10361659 |
| Brief Description |
Dutch version. |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Roland Morris R |
| mroland@man.ac.uk | |
| Address | Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Institute of Public Health, Cambridge CB2 0SR |
| Website | www.rmdq.org/Download.htm |
| Available | --- |
| Links |
www.rmdq.org/Download.htm |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
The RMDQ is a health status measure, which is designed to be completed by patients to assess their physical disability of LBP. The RMDQ was derived from the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP), which is a 136-item health status measure covering all aspects of physical and mental function. Twenty-four items were selected from the SIP by the original authors : walking, bending over, sitting, lying down, dressing, sleeping, self-care and daily activities. Patients place a check mark beside a statement if it applies to them that day |
| Number of Items | 24 |
| Range | 0-24 |
| Responses options/scale |
Yes yes (checked by patients if concerning) |
| Developed for | Both |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
It consists of 24 items addressing daily life and physical activity, such as personal care, sleeping, work and walking. One point is assigned to each of these items, resulting in the total scores of 0 (no disability) to 24 (maximum disability) points. The RDQ score is calculated by adding up the number of items checked. Items are not weighted. |
| Score Interpretation | The scores therefore range from 0 (no disability) to 24 (maximum disability). |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | Not specified |
| Smallest detectable change if described | minimum detectable change : 2.7-6 |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | Research, Routine care |
| Completion time by the patient | 5 minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | <1 minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Useful in clinical practice & research |
| Limitations | --- |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments |
It is more discriminative in patients who have relatively little disability rather than a high level of disability. Proportions of items omitted by the patients are scarcely reported. 68% of patients with mechanical LBP had initial scores ranging from 7–17. |