Objectives: Comparison of self-rating method and telephone interview method on outcome measures’ results. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 100 patients aged 18–40 years who applied to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation outpatient clinics with mechanical low back pain. Outcome measures [Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDI), Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), Istanbul Low Back Pain Disability Index (ILBPD] were administered, and the duration of administration was recorded by two diffrent methods. The self-assessment method and scales were administered by patients in the outpatient clinic and the telephone interview method; scales were administered by the researcher via telephone-calls 24 hours after the out-patient visit. Results: There were no signifiant diffrences observed in the results of outcome measures by the method of administration except the Istanbul Low-Back-Pain Disability Index (p=0.030). Outcome measures’ results were highly correlated with one another when administered by diffrent methods and orders of administration. Duration of administration was signifiantly shorter when outcome measures were administered by telephone interview (p
Amaç: Kendi kendine uygulama ile telefonla uygulama yöntemlerinin değerlendirme ölçütlerinin sonuçlarına etkisi. Gereç ve Yöntem: : Kesitsel olarak düzenlenen çalışmaya Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon polikliniklerine bel ağrısı şikayeti ile başvurmuş yaşları 18-40 arasında değişen 100 hasta dahil edilmiştir. Değerlendirme ölçütleri [Oswestry Dizabilite İndeksi (ODİ), Roland Morris Dizabilite Skalası (RMDS), Numerik Ağrı Skalası (NAS), İstanbul Bel Ağrısı Skalası (İBAS)] hastalara iki farklı yöntem ile uygulandı ve uygulama süreleri kayıt altına alındı. Kendi kendine uygulama methodunda hastalar değerlendirme ölçütlerini hastanede kendileri doldururken aynı hasta grubuna aynı değerlendirme ölçütleri 24 saat sonar telefon ile değerlendirme metot ile uygulandı. Bulgular: IBAS dışındaki değerlendirme ölçütlerinin sonuçlarında iki yöntem arasında anlamlı fark saptanmadı. Değerlendirme ölçütü skorları her iki yöntem ve farklı uygulama sırasında birbirleri ile güçlü korelasyon gösterdi. Telefon ile uygulama süresi kendi kendine uygulamaya göre anlamlı ölçüde kısa gözlendi (p
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