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15736743

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-3-1
pubmed:abstractText
We validated the North American Spine Society (NASS) outcome-assessment instrument for the lumbar spine in a computerised touch-screen format and assessed patients' acceptance, taking into account previous computer experience, age and gender. Fifty consecutive patients with symptomatic and radiologically-proven degenerative disease of the lumbar spine completed both the hard copy (paper) and the computerised versions of the NASS questionnaire. Statistical analysis showed high agreement between the paper and the touch-screen computer format for both subscales (intraclass correlation coefficient 0.94, 95% confidence interval (0.90 to 0.97)) independent of computer experience, age and gender. In total, 55% of patients stated that the computer format was easier to use and 66% preferred it to the paper version (p < 0.0001 among subjects expressing a preference). Our data indicate that the touch-screen format is comparable to the paper form. It may improve follow-up in clinical practice and research by meeting patients' preferences and minimising administrative work.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0301-620X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
87
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
201-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
A computer touch-screen version of the North American Spine Society outcome assessment instrument for the lumbar spine.
pubmed:affiliation
The University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland. sschaeren@uhbs.ch
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Validation Studies