Reliability and validation of the Dutch Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have become a cornerstone for the evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment. The Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score (ATRS) is a PROM for outcome and assessment of an Achilles tendon rupture. The aim of this study was to translate the ATRS to Dutch and evaluate its reliability and validity in the Dutch population.

Methods

A forward-backward translation procedure was performed according to the guidelines of cross-cultural adaptation process. The Dutch ATRS was evaluated for reliability and validity in patients treated for a total Achilles tendon rupture from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2014 in one teaching hospital and one academic hospital. Reliability was assessed by the intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), Cronba

SUBMITTER: Opdam KTM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5847201 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature