The Aim of Study is Translate and Adapt the Visual Analog Scale Foot and Ankle (VAS-FA) Instrument Into Turkish and Psycho-metrically Test Its Reliability and Validity Among Patients Who Had Foot and Ankle Disorders or Surgery

Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Visual Analogue Scale Foot and Ankle (VAS-FA)

There have previously been no validated a specific foot and ankle patient-reported outcome measures in Turkish. The Visual Analogue Scale Foot and Ankle (VAS-FA) will translated and adapted into Turkish language. Thereafter, 200 patients who had foot and ankle disorders or surgery will complete VAS-FA questionnaire set on two separate occasions. Analyses included testing of floor-ceiling effect, internal consistency, reproducibility, and validity.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age between 18 and 65

• Participants who have foot and ankle disorders

• Participants must have an orthopedic intervention last 3 months;

  1. Conservative intervention
  2. Surgery intervention

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age less than 18 or more than 65

• Positive medical history concerning the entire lower extremity,

  1. Diabetes mellitus
  2. Drug abuse
  3. Psychiatric diseases
  4. Rheumatoid arthritis
  5. Neurological diseases