HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text (PDF) Submit a response Alert me when this article is cited Alert me when Rapid Responses are posted Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Öberg, U. Articles by Öberg, T. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Öberg, U. Articles by Öberg, T. Related Collections Injuries and Conditions: Lower Extremity Tests and Measurements Social Bookmarking                      What's this?

Validity and Reliability of a New Assessment of Lower-Extremity Dysfunction

U Öberg, PT, is Director, Department of Physical Therapy, County Hospital, S-575 81 Eksjö, Sweden, and Doctoral Student, University of Linköping, S-581 85 Linköping, Sweden.
B Öberg, PhD, PT, is Associate Professor, Department of Caring Sciences, University of Linköping.
T Öberg, MD, PhD, is Director and Associate Professor, Department of Biomechanics and Orthopaedic Technology, University College of Health Sciences, PO Box 1038, S-551 11 Jönköping, Sweden.

Background and Purpose. A 20-variable assessment system for evaluation of lower-extremity dysfunction has been constructed with special consideration of the needs of the physical therapist. The variables are classified into five subgroups: hip impairment, knee impairment, physical disability, social disability, and pain. Subjects. One hundred five patients with osteoarthrosis of the hip and knee, all accepted for total joint replacement arthroplasty, were tested. The mean age of the patients was 69 years (SD=9.0, range=46–91). Methods. The original grouping of the variables was analyzed for content validity with a factor analysis. The results from a subgroup of 42 patients were tested for intertester reliability with the Goodman-Kruskal gamma coefficient. Results. The factor analysis indicated a factor solution consistent with the primary grouping except for two variables. The correlation between two independent physical therapists was .99 to 1.00 for different variables, indicating exellent intertester reliability. Conclusion and Discussion. In the authors' opinion, the new assessment system provides a reasonably valid, reliable, inexpensive, and easy-to-use measurement and fulfills the needs of the physical therapist for functional evaluation of the lower extremity.

Key Words: Lower extremity, hip/knee • Tests and measurements, functional

CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				C. B. Terwee, L. B. Mokkink, M. P. M. Steultjens, and J. Dekker Performance-based methods for measuring the physical function of patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee: a systematic review of measurement properties Rheumatology, July 1, 2006; 45(7): 890 - 902. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				L. I Strand and S. L Wie The Sock Test for Evaluating Activity Limitation in Patients With Musculoskeletal Pain Physical Therapy, February 1, 1999; 79(2): 136 - 145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]