Publications by authors named "Matar Abdullah Alzahrani"
Background: The Functional Rating Index (FRI) is a self-report scale widely used to determine the level of disability in low back pain (LBP) populations.
Objectives: This study was aimed at conducting the cross-cultural adaptation of the FRI-Arabic version (FRI-Ar) and testing the clinometric properties of FRI-Ar.
Methods: The cross-cultural adaptation process was used to develop the FRI-Ar.
Introduction: medication without prescription is a growing public health concern or phenomenon worldwide. This cross-sectional study was designed to study the trends of self-medication among Saudi population.
Methods: a prospective, cross-sectional study including 2004 participants was carried out from different family clinics across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
Question: What is the free-living physical activity of community-dwelling people with stroke compared with that of age-matched healthy controls?
Design: A cross-sectional observational study.
Participants: 42 people with stroke and 21 age-matched healthy controls aged 52 to 87 years living in Sydney, Australia.
Outcome Measures: Free-living physical activity was measured using the Intelligent Device for Energy Expenditure and Activity (IDEEA) and reported as duration (time on feet in min) and frequency (activity counts).
Question: Which clinical measures of walking performance best predict free-living physical activity in community-dwelling people with stroke?
Design: Cross-sectional observational study.
Participants: 42 community-dwelling stroke survivors.
Outcome Measures: Predictors were four clinical measures of walking performance (speed, automaticity, capacity, and stairs ability).