Psychometric properties of a Swedish translation of the VISA-P outcome score for patellar tendinopathy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-administrated patient outcome scores are increasingly recommended for evaluation of primary outcome in clinical studies. The VISA-P score, developed at the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment in Melbourne, Australia, is a questionnaire developed for patients with patellar tendinopathy and the patients assess severity of symptoms, function and ability to participate in sport. The aim of this study was to translate the questionnaire into Swedish and to study the reliability and validity of the translated questionnaire and resultant scores.

Methods

The questionnaire was translated into Swedish according to internationally recommended guidelines for cross-cultural adaptation of self-report measures. The reliability and validity were tested in three different

SUBMITTER: Frohm A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC545958 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature