[en] Purpose The Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment – Achilles tendinopathy questionnaire (VISA-A)
evaluates the clinical severity of Achilles tendinopathy. The aim of this study was to translate the
VISA-A into French and to study the reliability and validity of this French version, the VISA-AF.
Method The VISA-A was translated into French to produce the VISA-AF using a validated
methodology in six steps. Thereafter, several psychometric properties of this French version such as
test–retest reliability, internal consistency, construct validity and floor and ceiling effects were
evaluated. Therefore, we recruited 116 subjects, distributed into 3 groups: pathological patients
(n¼31), at-risk athletes (n¼63) and healthy people (n¼22). Results The final version of the VISAAF
was approved by an expert committee. On a scale ranging from 0 to 100, the average scores of
the VISA-AF obtained were 59 (± 18) for the pathological group, 99 (± 1) for the healthy group and
94 (± 7) for the at-risk group. The VISA-AF shows excellent reliability, low correlations with the
discriminant subscales of the SF-36 and moderate correlations with the convergent subscales of the
SF-36. Conclusions The French version of the VISA-A is equivalent to its original version and is a
reliable and valid questionnaire for French-speaking patients with Achilles tendinopathy.
Disciplines :
Orthopedics, rehabilitation & sports medicine
Author, co-author :
Kaux, Jean-François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la motricité > Département des sciences de la motricité
Delvaux, François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la motricité > Médecine physique et réadaptation fonctionnelle
Oppong-Kyei, Julian
Dardenne, Nadia ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Santé publique, Epidémiologie et Economie de la santé
Beaudart, Charlotte ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Santé publique, Epidémiologie et Economie de la santé
Buckinx, Fanny ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Santé publique, Epidémiologie et Economie de la santé
Croisier, Jean-Louis ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la motricité > Kinésithérapie générale et réadaptation
Forthomme, Bénédicte ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la motricité > Rééducation du membre supérieur
Crielaard, Jean-Michel ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la motricité > Evaluation et entraînement des aptitudes physiques
Bruyère, Olivier ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Santé publique, Epidémiologie et Economie de la santé
Language :
English
Title :
Validity and reliability of the French translation of the VISA-A questionnaire for Achilles tendinopathy
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