Evidence of Validity for the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM)

Abstract

The FAAM is a reliable, responsive, and valid measure of physical function for individuals with a broad range of musculoskeletal disorders of the lower leg, foot, and ankle.

Achilles Pain, Stiffness, and Muscle Power Deficits: Achilles Tendinitis

“…The FAAM has strong evidence for content validity, construct validity, test-retest reliability, and responsiveness. 82 Test-retest reliability for the ADL and sports subscales was 0.89 and 0.87, respectively. Likewise, the minimal clinically important difference was reported to be 8 and 9 points for the ADL and sports scales.…”

“…Likewise, the minimal clinically important difference was reported to be 8 and 9 points for the ADL and sports scales. 82 Clinicians should incorporate validated functional outcome measures, such as the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment and the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure. These should be utilized before and after interventions intended to alleviate the impairments of body function and structure, activity limitations, and participation restrictions associated with Achilles tendinopathy.…”

Treatment of osteochondral defects of the talus

“…Martin and co-workers in 2005 thoroughly described the design and validation process 273 . Th e score was designed to evaluate changes in self-reported physical function in individuals with leg, ankle, and foot musculoskeletal portion of the scale has been shown to be valid and reliable 192 .…”

“…No study has evaluated the minimal clinically important diff erence, nor have disorders. The questionnaire was constructed by using the following four steps to develop a self-reported evaluative instrument: 1) generation of potential items, 2) initial item reduction, 3) final item reduction, and 4) acquisition of validity evidence to support interpretation of the score 273 . The FAAM comprises two separately scored subscales; the activities of daily living (ADL) subscale (21 items) and the sports subscale (eight items).…”

“…273,333 Th e VAS FA, however, is not available in other languages. 333,371 Furthermore, only the construct validity was reported in healthy individuals.…”