Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS)

dc.contributor.author	Στασή, Σοφία	el
dc.contributor.author	Παπαθανασίου, Γεώργιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Αναγνώστου, Μυρσίνη	el
dc.contributor.author	Γαλανός, Αντώνιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Χρονόπουλος, Ευστάθιος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-20T09:02:01Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-20T09:02:01Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-20
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1450
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Machinery--Reliability
dc.subject	Lower extremity functional scale
dc.subject	Item analysis
dc.subject	Convergent validity
dc.title	Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS)	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	Cross-Cultural Adaption into Greek and Reliability Properties of the Instrument	en
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Orthopedics
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Ορθοπαιδική
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006614
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85095799
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ορθοπαιδική
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008107158
heal.contributorName	Βαλτόπουλος, Παναγιώτης Ι.	el
heal.contributorName	Παπαιωάννου, Νικόλαος Α.	el
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2012-12
heal.bibliographicCitation	Stasi, S., Papathanasiou, G., Anagnostou, M. & Galanos, A. (December 2012). Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS): Cross-Cultural Adaption into Greek and Reliability Properties of the Instrument. “Health Science Journal”. 6(4):750-772.	en
heal.abstract	Background: Functional ability is directly related to quality of life and its assessment is critical in clinical practice. There is lack of a worldwide accepted rating scale adapted in the Greek language for evaluating functional ability in patients with lower limb musculoskeletal disorders. The aim of this study was the cross-cultural adaption of the Lower Extremity Functional Scale into Greek (LEFS-Greek) and the examination of its reliability properties in individuals with lower extremity musculoskeletal disorders. Method and Material: One hundred and one randomly selected individuals from a population consisting of community-dwelling elderly people with lower extremity musculoskeletal disorders participated in the present study. Item analysis of LEFS-Greek was conducted based on the collected data at initial assessment (day-1). The reliability properties of the instrument were tested using the following measures; internal consistency, repeatability, test-retest reliability and convergent validity. Results: Item analysis demonstrated that all items of the scale had good variability. LEFS-Greek internal consistency was excellent with an overall Cronbach's a at 0.974. Pearson’s r and intraclass correlation coefficient revealed excellent correlations [0.986 and 0.986 respectively, (p<0.001)] between initial assessment and re-assessment (day-8). The paired samples t-test between the scale’s total score at initial assessment and re-assessment indicated no statistically significant differences (NS, p=0.658). LEFS-Greek convergent validity analysis indicated that the items were strongly related to the same construct. Conclusions: The Greek version of LEFS is a reliable assessment tool that can be used to measure functional ability in individuals with lower-extremity musculoskeletal disorders.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2012-10