Visual analog scale foot and ankle (VAS-FA): Reliability and validity of the Persian version.

IF 1.9 3区医学 Q2 ORTHOPEDICS

Foot and Ankle Surgery Pub Date : 2025-02-05 DOI:10.1016/j.fas.2025.02.004

Hooshmand Zarei, Miad Nosratpour, Seyed Mohammadmisagh Moteshakereh, Mahyar Mahdavi, Amir Sabaghzadeh

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Abstract

Background: Our purpose was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Persian version of the visual analog scale foot and ankle (VAS-FA) among patients with foot and ankle problems and healthy subjects.

Methods: The VAS-FA was translated and adapted into Persian (Farsi). Then, 82 participants, including 41 healthy subjects and 41 patients with foot and ankle problems, fulfilled the questionnaire in two sessions. The validity was assessed by correlating VAS-FA with the Persian version of the foot and ankle outcome score (FAOS) and the foot and ankle ability measure (FAAM). Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and Cronbach's α were used to assess test-retest reliability and internal consistency.

Results: There was a statistically significant difference between healthy participants and patients regarding the total VAS-FA score and its subscales (P < 0.001). The test-retest reliability was excellent, and the internal consistency was good to excellent. The correlation between the total VAS-FA score and FAAM and FAOS scores was good for the healthy subjects and good to excellent for patients.

Conclusion: The Persian version of VAS-FA is valid and reliable.

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Foot and Ankle Surgery ORTHOPEDICS-

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期刊介绍： Foot and Ankle Surgery is essential reading for everyone interested in the foot and ankle and its disorders. The approach is broad and includes all aspects of the subject from basic science to clinical management. Problems of both children and adults are included, as is trauma and chronic disease. Foot and Ankle Surgery is the official journal of European Foot and Ankle Society. The aims of this journal are to promote the art and science of ankle and foot surgery, to publish peer-reviewed research articles, to provide regular reviews by acknowledged experts on common problems, and to provide a forum for discussion with letters to the Editors. Reviews of books are also published. Papers are invited for possible publication in Foot and Ankle Surgery on the understanding that the material has not been published elsewhere or accepted for publication in another journal and does not infringe prior copyright.