Self-Estimated Functional Inability Because of Pain Questionnaire for Athletes: A Reliability and Construct Validity Study

• Published in: Journal of chiropractic medicine 2021-03, Vol.20 (1), p.23-29
• Main Authors: dos Reis-Júnior, Jodimar Ribeiro, Pinheiro, Jocassia Silva, Protázio, Jhonata Botelho, Pinheiro, Cezar Augusto Brito, Fidelis-de-Paula-Gomes, Cid André, de Oliveira Pires, Flavio, de Souza, Sergio Augusto Rosa, Anselmo-e-Silva, Cassius Iury, da Silva Souza, Cesário, Bassi-Dibai, Daniela, Dibai-Filho, Almir Vieira
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Pain; Reproducibility of Results; Surveys and Questionnaires; Topics in Rehabilitation
• ISSN: 1556-3707; 1556-3715
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jcm.2021.02.002

The purpose of this study was to measure the reliability, internal consistency, construct validity, and floor and ceiling effects of the Brazilian version of the Self-Estimated Functional Inability Because of Pain Questionnaire for athletes (SEFIP-sport). This was a validity questionnaire study developed in a university community. Athletes or practitioners of any sport undertaking regular practice (weekly frequency of at least twice a week for at least 6 months), with the ability to read and write in Brazilian Portuguese, were included. We evaluated disability by means of the SEFIP-sport and the Roland–Morris Disability Questionnaire for general pain, pain intensity by means of a numerical rating scale, quality of life by means of the Short-Form Health Survey, and predicted disability by means of the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire. Two hundred and twenty-one athletes or regular practitioners of sport were recruited and included in the study. We observed adequate values of reliability (κ ≥ 0.40, intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.91), internal consistency (Cronbach's α ≥ 0.81), and correlations (rs ≥ −0.376) of the total SEFIP-sport score with the numerical rating scale; the pain, vitality, and social aspects domains of the Short-Form Health Survey; the Roland–Morris questionnaire; and the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire. The Brazilian Portuguese version of the SEFIP-sport demonstrated adequate psychometric properties for use in athletes.