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Adaptation and Validation of the Foot Function Index-Revised Short Form into Polish.

ABSTRACT: The aim of the present study was to adapt the Foot Function Index-Revised Short Form (FFI-RS) questionnaire into Polish and verify its reliability and validity in a group of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).The study included 211 patients suffering from RA. The FFI-RS questionnaire underwent standard linguistic adaptation and its psychometric parameters were investigated. The enrolled participants had been recruited for seven months as a convenient sample from the rheumatological hospital in ?rem (Poland). They represented different sociodemographic characteristics and were characterized as rural and city environments residents.The mean age of the patients was 58.9 ± 10.2 years. The majority of patients (85%) were female. The average final FFI-RS score was 62.9 ± 15.3. The internal consistency was achieved at a high level of 0.95 in Cronbach's alpha test, with an interclass correlation coefficient ranging between 0.78 and 0.84. A strong correlation was observed between the FFI-RS and Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) questionnaires.The Polish version of FFI-RS-PL indicator is an important tool for evaluating the functional condition of patients' feet and can be applied in the diagnosis and treatment of Polish-speaking patients suffering from RA.

SUBMITTER: Rutkowski R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5733175 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Adaptation and Validation of the Foot Function Index-Revised Short Form into Polish.

Rutkowski Radosław R Gałczyńska-Rusin Małgorzata M Gizińska Małgorzata M Straburzyński-Lupa Marcin M Zdanowska Agata A Romanowski Mateusz Wojciech MW Romanowski Wojciech W Budiman-Mak Elly E Straburzyńska-Lupa Anna A

BioMed research international 20171127

<h4>Purpose</h4>The aim of the present study was to adapt the Foot Function Index-Revised Short Form (FFI-RS) questionnaire into Polish and verify its reliability and validity in a group of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).<h4>Methods</h4>The study included 211 patients suffering from RA. The FFI-RS questionnaire underwent standard linguistic adaptation and its psychometric parameters were investigated. The enrolled participants had been recruited for seven months as a convenient sample f ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundFoot Function Index (FFI) is a valid and reliable outcome measure, which is widely used to measure the foot and ankle functional level and disorders. Until now, no validated Arabic version of the FFI is available. This study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The purpose of this project was to translate and adapt the FFI into Arabic and to evaluate its psychometric properties of validity and reliability.MethodsThe study consisted of two phases. The first phase was the translation and cultural adaptation of the FFI to Arabic. The next phase involved, testing the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the FFI on a sample of 50 consecutive participants which included internal consistency, test-retest reliability, floor and ceiling effects and construct validity.ResultsThe mean age of the study participants was 38 ± 12.94 years. Both the genders were evenly enrolled with 50% of the participants as male and 50% as female. Majority of them complained of plantar fasciopathy (32%) followed by pes planus (22%) and ankle sprain (18%). The scores of FFI-Ar were normally distributed, confirmed by a significant Shapiro-Wilk test. The mean value of FFI-Ar total score was 47.73 ± 19.85. There were no floor or ceiling effects seen in any of the subscales and total score. The internal consistency was good with the Cronbach's alpha value of 0.882, 0.936 and 0.850 for the pain, disability and activity limitation subscales, respectively. The reproducibility of the FFI-Ar was analysed by intra-class correlation coefficient which revealed good to excellent test-retest reliability. A significant correlation was found between FFI-Ar and SF-36 and numeric rating scale (NRS) confirming its construct validity.ConclusionThe FFI-Arabic version showed good validity and reliability in patients with foot and ankle problems. This tool can be used in usual practice and research for analysing foot and ankle disorders in Arabic-speaking people.

Project description:BackgroundPatient-reported outcome measures serve as an invaluable tool in both the clinical and research setting to monitor a patient's condition and efficacy of treatments over time. We aim to validate the Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (SANE) score for disorders of the lower extremity using the revised-Foot Function Index (rFFI) as a reference. The SANE score is a 1-question survey that may improve efficiency of outcome data collection in the clinical setting.MethodsPatient age, sex, visit diagnosis by ICD-10 code, SANE score, and rFFI score were collected retrospectively from 218 initial patient encounters between January 2015 through July 2017. Patients were included if they were 18 years or older and were excluded if they had incomplete SANE or rFFI data. Results of the two scores were compared using the Pearson or Spearman correlation coefficients, with correlation defined as excellent (>0.7), excellent-good (0.61-0.7), good (0.4-0.6), or poor (0.2-0.39). Diagnoses were categorized into 9 subgroups that were analyzed, including forefoot, plantar fasciitis, arthritis, deformity, fracture, tendinitis, osteochondral defect (OCD) of the talus, acute soft tissue trauma, and "other."ResultsThe SANE score had good correlation with the overall rFFI score (r = 0.51, P < .01). When comparing the SANE score to the rFFI subscores, there was good correlation with pain (r = 0.42, P < .01), good correlation with stiffness (r = 0.44, P < .01), poor correlation with activity (r = 0.36, P <.01), good correlation with difficulty (r = 0.52, P < .01), and poor correlation with social issues (r = 0.39, P < .01). Subanalysis showed an excellent-good correlation between SANE and rFFI score for forefoot pathology (r = 0.67, P < .01) and plantar fasciitis (r = 0.63, P < .02), good correlation for arthritis (r = 0.49, P < .04), deformity (r = 0.60, P < .01), fracture (r = 0.50, P < .01), and tendinitis (r = 0.47, P < .02), and no significant correlation for OCD of the talus (r = 0.56, P < .15) and acute soft tissue trauma (r = 0.19, P < .32).ConclusionThe SANE score demonstrates excellent-good correlation with the rFFI for specific pathology including the forefoot and plantar fasciitis and has limited correlation with other pathology.

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