More evidence was available for the measurement properties of the FAOS and the FAAM , but overall evidence supporting all measurement properties is not yet sufficient .
Purpose In the foot and ankle literature , a wide range of patient-reported outcome measures ( PROMs ) is used , however , consensus as to which PROMs are preferred is lacking .
Selection of a PROM is among other reasons , often based on measurement properties without considering the method ological quality of the studies that evaluate these measurement properties .
The aim of current study was first to identify the most frequently used foot and ankle-specific PROMs in recent orthopaedic foot and ankle literature , and second to conduct a systematic review to synthesize and critically appraise the measurement properties of these PROMS .
Validation of the Turkish version of the foot and ankle outcome score
The objective is to develop a Turkish version of the foot and ankle outcome score ( FAOS ) and to investigate its validity and reliability . The Turkish version of FAOS was developed after the translation and back-translation . The translated version was pretested on 20 patients with rheumatoid arthritis . Then , the Turkish FAOS was administered to 55 patients having foot and ankle problems . They were also evaluated by using the four subscales of the Turkish version of AIMS 2 , and the Turkish version of SF-36 question naire to test validity . Fifty patients filled out the FAOS for second time to determine test – retest reliability . Construct validity was investigated with use of Spearman ’s rank correlation coefficient . Test – retest reliability was assessed with use of the intraclass correlation coefficient ( ICC ) and Cronbach ’s alpha score . The psychometric properties of the Turkish FAOS were generally similar to the original FAOS . The r and om ICC for the five subscales ranged from 0.70 to 0.96 . The Cronbach ’s alpha coefficient ranged from 0.79 to 0.97 . Construct validity of the FAOS was good . The Turkish FAOS correlated with the SF-36 and AIMS 2 scales . The Turkish version of FAOS was valid and reliable instrument to assess the foot and ankle related problems . However , to assess its responsiveness further studies are needed
More evidence was available for the measurement properties of the FAOS and the FAAM , but overall evidence supporting all measurement properties is not yet sufficient .
Purpose In the foot and ankle literature , a wide range of patient-reported outcome measures ( PROMs ) is used , however , consensus as to which PROMs are preferred is lacking .
Selection of a PROM is among other reasons , often based on measurement properties without considering the method ological quality of the studies that evaluate these measurement properties .
The aim of current study was first to identify the most frequently used foot and ankle-specific PROMs in recent orthopaedic foot and ankle literature , and second to conduct a systematic review to synthesize and critically appraise the measurement properties of these PROMS .