Validity and reliability of the Dutch translation of the VISA-P questionnaire for patellar tendinopathy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The VISA-P questionnaire evaluates severity of symptoms, knee function and ability to play sports in athletes with patellar tendinopathy. This English-language self-administered brief patient outcome score was developed in Australia to monitor rehabilitation and to evaluate outcome of clinical studies. Aim of this study was to translate the questionnaire into Dutch and to study the reliability and validity of the Dutch version of the VISA-P.

Methods

The questionnaire was translated into Dutch according to internationally recommended guidelines. Test-retest reliability was determined in 99 students with a time interval of 2.5 weeks. To determine discriminative validity of the Dutch VISA-P, 18 healthy students, 15 competitive volleyball players (at-risk population),

SUBMITTER: Zwerver J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2734752 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature