Publications by authors named "Ritu Basnet"
Article Synopsis
- The STarT Back Screening Tool (SBST) was adapted into Nepali to help assess and guide treatment for low back pain patients by categorizing their risk of chronic issues.
- A study evaluated the Nepali SBST's measurement properties in 102 adults, confirming its reliability and validity with strong scores in internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and construct validation.
- The results indicate that the Nepali SBST is effective for screening chronicity risk in low back pain patients, suggesting that further research should explore its overall responsiveness and effectiveness in the local healthcare setting.
The Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ) is commonly used in pain self-efficacy research. Yet its Nepali translation is unavailable, limiting the ability to conduct cross-cultural research on the role of self-efficacy in musculoskeletal pain and its management. This study aimed to 1) translate and culturally adapt the 10-item (PSEQ-10) and 2-item (PSEQ-2) versions of the PSEQ into Nepali, 2) evaluate their measurement properties in Nepali adults with musculoskeletal pain, and 3) evaluate whether the type of administration (ie, hard-copy vs online) affected their measurement properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To assess the readability, credibility, and accuracy of online information on chronic pain in Australia, Mexico, and Nepal.
Methods: We assessed Google-based websites and government health websites about chronic pain for readability (using the Flesch Kincaid Readability Ease tool), credibility (using the Journal of American Medical Association [JAMA] benchmark criteria and Health on the Net Code [HONcode]), and accuracy (using 3 core concepts of pain science education: (1) pain does not mean my body is damaged; (2) thoughts, emotions, and experiences affect pain; and (3) I can retrain my overactive pain system)
Results: We assessed 71 Google-based websites and 15 government websites. There were no significant between-country differences in chronic pain information retrieved through Google for readability, credibility, or accuracy.
Introduction And Hypothesis: This review article was aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) during conservative management and as an adjunct to prolapse surgery based on recently published articles.
Methods: The PubMed and PEdro databases were searched from 2005 to 2020 for all types of studies reporting on PFMT as the primary treatment for conservative management of prolapse as well as an adjunct for prolapse surgery.
Result: The result of this review demonstrated that PFMT is effective in conservative management, especially in women with mild to moderate prolapse(stages I-III), for those who wish to have more children, who are not willing to undergo surgery, who are frail because of co-morbidities, and for those who need to delay surgery.