Lower extremity functional scale

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	2015-01-16T17:47:22Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-16T17:47:22Z
dc.date.issued	2015-01-16
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/4138
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
dc.subject	Λειτουργική κλίμακα κάτω άκρων
dc.subject	Ανάλυση στοιχείου
dc.subject	Αξιοπιστία
dc.subject	Συγκλίνουσα εγκυρότητα
dc.subject	Lower extremity functional scale
dc.subject	Item analysis
dc.subject	Reliability
dc.subject	Convergent validity
dc.title	Lower extremity functional scale	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	(LEFS) cross cultural adaption into Greek and reliability properties of the instrument	en
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Physical therapy
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Φυσικοθεραπεία
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006614
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85101568
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Φυσικοθεραπεία
heal.contributorName	Μπαλτόπουλος, Παναγιώτης	el
heal.contributorName	Παπαϊωάννου, Νικόλαος Α.	el
heal.identifier.secondary	ISSN 1791-809X
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας.Τμήμα Φυσικοθεραπείας	el
heal.publicationDate	2012
heal.bibliographicCitation	Stasi, S., Papathanasiou, G., Anagnostou, M., Galanos, A. and Chronopoulos, E. et.al. (2012) Lower extremity functional scale: (LEFS) cross cultural adaption into Greek and reliability properties of the instrument. Health science journal. 6(4), pp.750-773.	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 (LEFSGreek) 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 LEFSGreek 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.journalName	Health science journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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