Translation and Validation Study of the Urdu Version of the Knee Outcome Survey-Activities of Daily Living Scale in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
Translation and Validation Study of the Urdu Version of the Knee Outcome Survey-Activities of Daily Living Scale in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
The purpose of this study is to translate Knee Outcome Survey-Activities of Daily Living Scale into Urdu language and to check the reliability and validity of the Knee Outcome Survey-Activities of Daily Living Scale in Urdu language for the general population of Pakistan
Approximately 150 participants will be included in the study on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria. The English version of the Knee Outcome Survey-Activities of Daily Living Scale will be translated and culturally adapted as per as previous recommendations. In the general population with knee pain,Urdu version of the Knee Outcome Survey-Activities of Daily Living Scale will be distributed among general participants by choosing convenience sampling technique based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. To test inter and intra-observer reliability of the final Urdu version of Knee Outcome Survey-Activities of Daily Living Scale with Knee osteoarthritis outcome survey and Lysholm knee score will be filled within same day, by two observers and for the inter-observers assessment, with an interval of 30 minutes between the first and second application. Third assessment will carry out after 7 days by Observer-1(re-intra-observers assessment. Data will be entered and analyzed by Cronbach alpha value.Test-retest reliability will be assessed using interclass correlation coefficient.
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