The Italian version of the Oxford 12-item Knee Questionnaire?cross-cultural adaptation and validation

Abstract

Questionnaires must be translated and adapted to suit the cultural characteristics of different countries with different languages; they then need to be validated using a standard process. This was done for the Italian version of the Oxford Knee Questionnaire (OKQ), and its reliability and validity were assessed in a cross-sectional study of 50 consecutive patients referred for gonarthrosis and whose knees were replaced. A "subsample" of 20 patients was assessed prospectively to confirm the reliability of the Italian version, and these results were then compared with other clinical studies. The Italian OKQ scale correlated well with other clinical studies and also showed good results with regard to reproducibility, consistency, and validity when compared to the other published versions of the OKQ.

Extension from inpatients to outpatients: validity and reliability of the Oxford Knee Score in measuring health outcomes in patients with knee osteoarthritis

“…The Oxford Knee Score (OKS) is a 12‐item questionnaire developed specifically for measuring the outcome of total knee replacement (TKR). It has demonstrated good validity, reliability and sensitivity in patients undergoing TKR in different countries 5–11 . However, the performance of this instrument in OA patients with less symptom severity (i.e.…”

Translation and validation of the Dutch version of the Oxford 12-item knee questionnaire for knee arthroplasty

“…Despite the positive psychometric properties for the Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) population, the 12-item knee questionnaire has only been translated into a few languages and subsequently validated in only two cases: Swedish and Italian (Dunbar et al 2000, Padua et al 2003. In both of these languages, the 12-item knee questionnaire has good psychometric properties and has been recommended for the purpose of evaluating TKA results (Dunbar et al 2000, Padua et al 2003.…”

“…Since then, it has proven to be an effective outcome questionnaire and is widely used (Dunbar et al 2000, Liow et al 2003, Padua et al 2003. Despite the positive psychometric properties for the Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) population, the 12-item knee questionnaire has only been translated into a few languages and subsequently validated in only two cases: Swedish and Italian (Dunbar et al 2000, Padua et al 2003.…”

Biophysical Approach to Knee Osteoarthritis Pain and Disability

“…Assessment of the outcome was done by mean of the Oxford knee pain and disability questionnaire [10]. Scoring was performed at baseline, and at the end of the biophysical delivery after three months, as comparison.…”