Reliability of a Brazilian Portuguese Translated and Cross-Culturally Adapted Version of the Mjoa Scale

Pratali, Raphael de Rezende; Smith, Justin S.; Rocha, Ricardo Dantas; Matos, Thiago Dantas; Defino, Helton Luíz Aparecido; Herrero, Carlos Fernando Pereira da Silva

doi:10.1590/1413-785220182605191044

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“…This Arabic version of the scale used a similar systematic approach to those used in previous studies, thus validating the different translations of the mJOA score (7,8,10) . Hence, the consistency of this Arabic version is confirmed by the high degree of reliability of cervical myelopathy cases on the mJOA score.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…Azimi et al did the same when they translated the mJOA score into the Persian language (8) . The intraobserver reliability was also assessed using the ICC, which was considered to be in almost perfect agreement, similar to the Dutch and Brazilian versions (7,10) .…”

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“…The ICC was also used to determine the inter-rater reliability between the examiners, which was considered to be in almost perfect agreement in all items, as well as the total value of the score as in the Brazilian validity study by Pratali et al (10) .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The mJOA score is presented in the English language. However, several translations have been validated, such as the Dutch (7) , Persian (8) , and Portuguese versions (9,10) . But to date, no Arabic version is available.…”

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The Reliability of an Arabic Version of the Modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association Score for Cervical Myelopathy

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Spine Surg Relat Res

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Introduction The modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association (mJOA) score is considered to be among the most comprehensive scores in the assessment of patients with cervical myelopathy. Hence, providing reliable, translated, and cross-culturally adapted versions in different languages is required to standardize the evaluation of patients. This study aimed to translate a reliable Arabic version of the mJOA score. Methods A total of 65 patients of variable age and with etiologies for compressive cervical myelopathy were recruited. Both forward and backward translations were performed. Then, intraobserver and interobserver reliabilities were measured using the intraclass correlation coefficient and Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Results The mean age of the patients was 58.08 years, and most of them were male (69.2%). The intraobserver and interobserver reliabilities were almost in perfect agreement for the different sections and the total score, which were 96.8% and 97.4%, respectively. Conclusions In this study, a reliable, cross-culturally adapted Arabic version of the mJOA score for patients with cervical myelopathy is provided. Although the study was conducted on Egyptian patients, we believe that it could be implemented in majority of the Arabic-speaking population.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%