The objective of the research is to translate and to culturally familiarize the Lower extremity functional scale into the Urdu language along the investigation if the Lower Extremity Functional Scale is reliable and validate in the Pakistani population with Lower extremity musculoskeletal disorders and to check the correlation with Short Form - 36.
The questionnaire will be translated into Urdu and cross-culturally modified. Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, conceptual validity, discriminative validity, responsiveness, and concurrent validity will be examined in 150 participants seeking treatment for lower extremity dysfunction using the Urdu version of the Lower Extremity Functional Scale.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
150
Ripah International University
Faisalabad, Punjab Province, Pakistan
Lower Extremity Functional Scale
Lower Extremity Functional Scale is a valid and reliable instrument to determine the functional status for acute and chronic lower extremity musculoskeletal dysfunction due to the importance of evidence-based health care
Time frame: 1st day
Short Form-36
Short Form-36 is one of the most widely used and evaluated generic health-related quality of life questionnaires.
Time frame: 1st day
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