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. 2020 Oct 20;10(10):e037315. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037315

Table 4.

Comparison of ICF categories found in children aged 9–12 years to what is covered in commonly used adult low back and neck pain questionnaires

ICF Low back pain questionnaires Neck pain questionnaires
Category Description ODI40 41 RMDQ40 NDI39 42 NBQ39 42 NPDS39 42
Body functions
 b134 Sleep function + + + +
 b152 Emotional function + + + +
 b280 Sensation of pain + + + + +
 b7 Neuromusculoskeletal and movement-related functions (+)
 b780 Sensations related to muscles and movement functions
Activities and participation
 d350 Conversation
 d430 Lifting and carrying objects + + + +
 d710 Basic interpersonal interactions
 d750 Informal social relationships + +
 d4150 Maintaining a lying position +
 d4153 Maintaining a sitting position + +
 d4154 Maintaining a standing position + +
 d4155 Maintaining head position
 d7500 Informal relationships with friends
 d7504 Informal relationships with peers
 d7601 Child-parent relationships
 d9200 Play (+) (+) (+)
 d9201 Sports + (+) (+) (+)
 d9205 Socialising + (+) +
Environmental factors
 e580 Health services, systems and policies
Other*
 pf Improving factors
 pf Worsening factors
 pf Strategies to avoid pain
 nc Cause of pain known/unknown

As Wang et al40 and Wiitavaara42 both include the ODI, the ICF classifications have been combined to include all ICF categories used.

(+)=covered with an ICF category either at a higher or lower level.

*Category wordings of pf and nc are the codes from this study.

ICF, international classification of function, disability and health; NBQ, neck bournemouth questionnaire; nc, not classifiable; NDI, neck disability index; NPDS, neck pain and disability scale; ODI, oswestry disability index; pf, personal factor; RMDQ, roland-morris disability questionnaire.