Clinimetric properties of WOMAC index in Greek knee osteoarthritis patients

dc.contributor.author	Παπαθανασίου, Γιώργος Α.	el
dc.contributor.author	Στασή, Σοφία	el
dc.contributor.author	Οικονόμου, Λέων	el
dc.contributor.author	Ρούσσου, Ιωάννα	el
dc.contributor.author	Παπαγεωργίου, Έφη	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-10T21:46:27Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-10T21:46:27Z
dc.date.issued	2015-06-11
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/15656
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	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov	en
dc.subject	Οστεοαρθρίτιδα του γόνατος
dc.subject	δοκιμή TUG
dc.subject	κλίμακα VAS
dc.subject	δείκτης WOMAC
dc.subject	Knee osteoarthritis
dc.subject	SF-36
dc.subject	TUG test
dc.subject	VAS scale
dc.subject	WOMAC index
dc.title	Clinimetric properties of WOMAC index in Greek knee osteoarthritis patients	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	comparisons with both self‑reported and physical performance measures	en
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Ρευματολογία
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Rheumatology
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ρευματολογία
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006614
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88000877
heal.contributorName	Χρονόπουλος, Ευστάθιος	el
heal.contributorName	Κορρές, Νεκτάριος	el
heal.contributorName	Bellamy, Νικόλας	en
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI 10.1007/s00296-014-3043-x
heal.language	en
heal.access	campus
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας. Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Φυσικοθεραπείας	el
heal.publicationDate	2015
heal.bibliographicCitation	Papathanasiou, G., Stasi, S., Oikonomou, L., Roussou, I., Papageorgiou, E. et al. (2015). Clinimetric properties of WOMAC index in Greek knee osteoarthritis patients: comparisons with both self‑reported and physical performance measures. "Rheumatology International". 35: p. 115-123	en
heal.abstract	This observational study aimed to examine the clinimetric properties of the Greek for Greece translation of the Western Ontario and McMaster Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC(®)). One hundred and twenty-three patients with knee osteoarthritis (mean age 69.5 years) participated in the study. An extensive reliability study was carried out to assess WOMAC's internal consistency and repeatability (8-day interval). In addition, we examined the construct (convergent, nomological and known-groups) and criterion-related (concurrent and predictive) validity of the index against both self-report [SF-36 and combined visual analog/faces pain scale-revised (VAS/FPS-R)] and physical performance measures [timed up and go test (TUG)]. The internal consistency of the WOMAC subscales ranged from high (0.804) to excellent (0.956). Intra-class correlation coefficients for test-retest reliability were excellent, ranging from 0.91 to 0.95. Partial correlation analysis, adjusted for age and use of an assistive device, showed that WOMAC scores were significantly associated with all validation criteria, presenting fair to strong (-0.33 to -0.86) correlation coefficients. WOMAC-function was strongly associated with SF36-function (-0.86) and TUG (0.71), WOMAC-pain to VAS/FPS-R (0.71) and SF36-pain (-0.67). Of all WOMAC outcomes, stiffness subscale had the lowest, though still significant, correlations with all validation criteria. Multiple linear regression analyses indicated that WOMAC-function was a significant factor for TUG, WOMAC-pain for VAS/FPS-R and both for SF36-function and SF36-pain. The WOMAC LK3.1 Greek for Greece Index is a reliable and valid assessment tool for the evaluation of individuals with knee osteoarthritis, showing excellent reliability and significant validity properties.	en
heal.journalName	Rheumatology International	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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