Cross cultural adaptation and validation of a Spanish version of the Lower Limb Functional Index.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Lower Limb Functional Index (LLFI) is a relatively recently published regional outcome measure. The development article showed the LLFI had robust and valid clinimetric properties with sound psychometric and practical characteristics when compared to the Lower Limb Extremity Scale (LEFS) criterion standard.

Objective

The purpose of this study was cross cultural adaptation and validation of the LLFI Spanish-version (LLFI-Sp) in a Spanish population.

Methods

A two stage observational study was conducted. The LLFI was initially cross-culturally adapted to Spanish through double forward and single backward translation; then subsequently validated for the psychometric characteristics of validity, internal consistency, reliability, error score and factor stru

SUBMITTER: Cuesta-Vargas AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4038853 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature