cross-cultural adaptation of the micheli functional scale to persian language for evaluation of low back pain in the young athletes

conclusions the persian mfs is valid and reliable for use in persian-speaking young athletes with lbp. results a sample of 100 young athletes with lbp with a mean age of 16.5 ± 2.5 years participated. fifty young athletes without lbp completed the pmfs. there was no missing responses and floor or ceiling effects. there was a significant difference for the total pmfs scores between young athletes with and without lbp. a significant correlation was found between the total pmfs score and the vas (r = 0.92) or the pfri (r = 0.82; p < 0.001). a high internal consistency reliability (cronbach α = 0.73), and excellent test-retest reliability (iccagreement = 0.99, p < 0.001) were demonstrated for the pmfs. factor analysis indicated a single-factor model for pmfs scores. objectives to translate and culturally adapt the micheli functional scale (mfs), a self-report questionnaire developed to evaluate young athletes with low back pain (lbp) into persian language and examine the reliability and validity of the persian mfs (pmfs). materials and methods a cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the psychometric properties of the pmfs. the pmfs was cross-culturally adapted into persian language adopting forward/backward translation, expert panel review, and pre-testing. the pmfs was administered to young athletes with and without lbp. main outcome measures were persian mfs, persian functional rating index (pfri), and visual analogue scale (vas). background a clinical outcome tool is needed for the assessment of young athletes with low back pain.