Gujarati Translation Cross cultural adaptation and Psychometric properties of Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire in low Back pain A Mixed Methods Quality and Quantitative Study

The Roland-Morris disability questionnaire is widely used in clinical practice to track the development of patients with acute, subacute, and chronic low back pain, including primary care, injured workers, and multidisciplinary rehabilitation centers. This scale is available in many languages, but not in the Gujarati language. This study aims to translate and cross-culturally adapt the Roland-Morris disability questionnaire in the Gujarati language. This study is a mixed-methods methodological study, including a quantitative and qualitative component. This study includes 6 stages:  Stage 1- Forward translation of the English version of the Roland-Morris disability questionnaire into Gujarati, Stage 2- Synthesis of translation and resolution of discrepancies with the translator’s report, Stage 3- Back translation into English, Stage 4- Expert committee review of pre-final version, Stage 5- Pre-testing will be done by assessing reliability and validity, stage 6- Submission

Then, a Gujarati translated and culturally adapted version of the Roland-Morris disability questionnaire will be available.