RMDQ
Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ)
The RMDQ is a benchmark self-report questionnaire for measuring functional disability related to low back pain. It explores the impact of back pain on daily activities through 24 simple statements describing concrete limitations in everyday life. Quick to administer, sensitive to clinical change, and widely used in both clinical practice and research, it helps estimate the severity of the functional impact, monitor changes over time, and evaluate the response to treatment in patients with acute or chronic low back pain.
- Number of questions
- 24 questions
- Estimated duration
- 5 minutes
- Language
- English
- Original name
- Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire
- Target audience
- Adults with low back pain
- Authors
- Martin Roland, Richard Morris (1983)
Scoring & interpretation
Each item is scored 0 or 1: 1 if the statement is true for the patient today because of their back pain, 0 otherwise. The total score is the sum of the checked items, from 0 to 24. A higher score indicates greater functional disability related to low back pain. Interpretation is dimensional, comparing the baseline score with later assessments to evaluate clinical progress.
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