title: A new functional outcome assessment tool for military musculoskeletal rehabilitation: a pilot validation study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the construct and concurrent validity of a new occupational military outcome measure (the Functional Activity Assessment [FAA]).
  
  
  METHODS
  A validation study.
  
  
  METHODS
  British Defence rehabilitation facilities.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 141 service personnel who attended a musculoskeletal injury assessment clinic.
  
  
  METHODS
  The association among the Short Form 36 (SF-36), Physical Workload Questionnaire, and the FAA was examined. Agreement and correlation with an actual medical category also was examined.
  
  
  METHODS
  FAA, SF-36 and Physical Workload Questionnaire scores.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The FAA was significantly correlated with heavy physical workload and all SF-36 subscale and component scores, in line with predictions. The regression model retained 3 variables that accounted for 49% of the variation in FAA, most of which was accounted for by the role-physical subscale score of the SF-36. The FAA was well correlated with actual medical category.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The FAA is a valid measure of physical health in relation to physical workload.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Human Performance, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Headley Court, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 6JW, United Kingdom. DMRC-Researcher@mod.uk
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Franklyn-Miller
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Etherington
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009141:Musculoskeletal System / Q000293:injuries; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010865:Pilot Projects; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom; D016526:Workload