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abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Lower Extremity Functional Scale was translated into Canadian French in 2006; the translated version was titled Échelle fonctionnelle des membres inférieurs (EFMI). The construct validity and reliability of the EFMI have not been examined.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To examine the test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and construct validity of the EFMI.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-four participants who had undergone surgery or had an injury to the lower limb were asked to fill out a demographic questionnaire and complete the EFMI after their initial assessment while hospitalized. They completed the EFMI a second time within 72 hours. The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) and the kappa coefficient were chosen to examine the test-retest reliability of the EFMI, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated to assess internal consistency. A factor analysis was conducted to examine construct validity by determining the number of constructs and their meanings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The ICC value was 0.92 (95% CI: 0.88-0.96), and Cronbach's alpha was 0.95 (95% CI: 0.91-0.99). The factor analysis revealed that all elements of the EFMI share one principal construct.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results demonstrate that the French-Canadian version of the EFMI is a unidimensional tool with excellent test-retest reliability.
authors.affiliation: Frédéric René, MIng :  Professeur remplaçant, Programme de Physiothérapie, École des Sciences de la réadaptation, Université d'Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: René
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Casimiro
authors.forename: Manon
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tremblay
authors.forename: Lucie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brosseau
authors.forename: Phanny
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chea
authors.forename: Liliane
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Létourneau
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stockwell
authors.forename: Louis-Philippe
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Bergeron
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires