Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Fremantle Knee Awareness Questionnaire in people with knee osteoarthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The presence of distorted body awareness that is associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA) is increasingly reported in the literature. The Fremantle Knee Awareness Questionnaire (FreKAQ) is a self-reported nine-item questionnaire developed to measure distorted awareness of the knee joint. No Arabic language version of FreKAQ is currently available.

Objective

The study's first aim was to cross-culturally adapt FreKAQ into the Arabic language. The second aim was to test the psychometric properties of the adapted Arabic version (FreKAQ-A).

Methods

The adaptation phase was conducted according to recommended guidelines for translation and cultural adaptation of self-reported outcome measures. The second phase of the study evaluated the internal consistency, test-

SUBMITTER: Madi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12262845 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature