Stratifying workers on sick leave due to musculoskeletal pain: translation, cross-cultural adaptation and construct validity of the Norwegian Keele STarT MSK tool.

Tarjei Langseth Rysstad Margreth Grotle Lene AasdahlJonathan C HillKate M Dunn Alexander Tingulstad Anne Therese Tveter

Published in: Scandinavian journal of pain (2022)

The Keele STarT MSK tool was successfully translated into Norwegian. The construct validity of the tool was acceptable in a representative cohort of workers on sick leave as a result of musculoskeletal pain. However, the analyses raised concerns as to whether one of the questions captures the construct it is intended to measure.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
cross sectional