title: [Patient-reported SEFAS: Questionnaire good evaluation method in foot and ankle disorders].
abstract: There is need for structured evaluation of disability before and after surgery. The patients' subjective aspects of their symptoms should be one part of this evaluation, preferably captured by patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). There are several PROMs, either generic or region-specific questionnaires, but no » gold standard « for foot or ankle evaluation. We translated the Self-reported Foot and Ankle Score (SEFAS) and evaluated the psychometric properties of the score in terms of reliability, validity and responsiveness in patients with a variety of foot and ankle disorders. In this report we recommend a validation process for PROMs and report that SEFAS shows good results when doing this. As SEFAS is a PROM, the instrument seems suitable for use in national registers.
authors: Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lunds universitet - Ortopediska kliniken Malmö, Sweden Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lunds universitet - Ortopediska kliniken Malmö, Sweden.
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Cöster
authors: Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lunds universitet - Ortopediska kliniken, SUS, Malmö Malmö, Sweden Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lunds universitet - Ortopediska kliniken, SUS, Malmö Malmö, Sweden.
authors: Björn
authors: B
authors: Rosengren
authors: Registerhållare - Svenska Fotledsregistret Malmö, Sweden Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper - Ortopediska kliniken, SUS, Malmö Malmö, Sweden.
authors: Åke
authors: Å
authors: Carlsson
authors: Registerhållare - Riksfot, svenska fotkirurgiska registret Malmö, Sweden Registerhållare - Riksfot, svenska fotkirurgiska registret Malmö, Sweden.
authors: Fredrik
authors: F
authors: Montgomery
authors: Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lunds universitet - Ortopediska kliniken, SUS, Malmö Malmö, Sweden Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lunds universitet - Ortopediska kliniken, SUS, Malmö Malmö, Sweden.
authors: Magnus
authors: M
authors: Karlsson
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D033023:Foot Joints / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D057566:Self Report / Q000592:standards*