Abstract
The VISA-A questionnaire has proven to be a valid and reliable tool for assessing severity of Achilles tendinopathy (AT). The aim was to translate and cross-culturally adapt the VISA-A questionnaire for a Danish-speaking AT population, and subsequently perform validity and reliability tests. Translation and following cross-cultural adaptation was performed as translation, synthesis, reverse translation, expert review, and pretesting. The final Danish version (VISA-A-DK) was tested for reliability on healthy controls (n = 75) and patients (n = 36). Tests for internal consistency, validity, and structure were performed on 71 patients. VISA-A-DK showed good reliability for patients (r = 0.80 ICC = 0.79) and healthy individuals (r = 0.98 ICC = 0.97). Internal consistency was 0.73 (Cronbach's alpha). The mean VISA-A-DK score in AT patients was 51 [47-55]. This was significantly lower than healthy controls with a score of 93 (90-95). Criterion validity was considered good when comparing the scores of the Danish version with the original version in both healthy individuals and patients. VISA-A-DK is a valid and reliable instrument and has shown compatible to the original version in assessment of AT patients. VISA-A-DK is a useful tool in the assessment of AT, both in research and in a clinical setting.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports |
Volume | 26 |
Issue | 12 |
Pages (from-to) | 1423-1427 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISSN | 0905-7188 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2016 |
Keywords
- Achilles Tendon/physiopathology
- Adult
- Case-Control Studies
- Cultural Competency
- Cumulative Trauma Disorders/diagnosis
- Denmark
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Reproducibility of Results
- Severity of Illness Index
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Tendinopathy/diagnosis
- Translations