Relationship between scores from the Knee Outcome Survey and a single assessment numerical rating in patients with patellofemoral pain.

Conclusions: Administration and scoring of standardized outcome measures such as the KOS-ADL and KOS-Sports require several minutes to administer but correlate well with a single assessment numerical ratings. The high correlation of single assessment numerical scores to actual KOS-ADL and KOS-Sports scores may provide support for discretionary use of single numerical ratings during interim patient care visits and/or in instances when time is limited. Additional studies are needed with larger patient populations and specific diagnostic subgroups to determine additional clinical relevance. PMID: 23362845 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Tags: Physiother Theory Pract Source Type: research