Simplified Chinese version of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association Cervical Myelopathy Evaluation Questionnaire: cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity for patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy.

This study indicates that the simplified Chinese JOACMEQ is a reliable and valid measure of the functional status among Chinese patients with CSM.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONThe JOACMEQ was translated into the simplified Chinese and culturally adapted for Chinese-speaking patients with CSM for the first time.The simplified JOACMEQ demonstrated an excellent level of internal consistency and good test-retest reliability.The simplified Chinese JOACMEQ was reliable and valid for the measurement of the functional status among the patients with CSM.