Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Slovenian version of Harris Hip Score.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Harris Hip Score is the most widely used outcome measure for the assessment of hip pathologies. An official Slovenian version has not been culturally adapted and validated. The aim of this study was to create a Slovenian valid and reliable version of the HHS.

Materials and method

The HHS was translated and modified in Slovenian. The measurement properties of the Slovenian HHS were tested in 42 patients suffering from different hip pathologies. Reliability, responsiveness, construct validity, convergent/divergent validity and content validity of the Slovenian version of the HHS were tested.

Results

Only minor adaptation was required in the translation process. The internal consistency of the HHS expressed by Cronbach's alpha was 0.94. The test-retest r

SUBMITTER: Josipovic P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7545539 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature