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. 2023 Nov;45(23):3930-3936.
doi: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2138991. Epub 2022 Oct 26.

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the simplified Chinese version of the Exercise-Induced Leg Pain Questionnaire (EILP)

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Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the simplified Chinese version of the Exercise-Induced Leg Pain Questionnaire (EILP)

Cheng-Qi Jia et al. Disabil Rehabil. 2023 Nov.

Abstract

Purpose: This study cross-culturally adapted and psychometrically validated a simplified Chinese version of the Exercise-Induced Leg Pain Questionnaire (SC-EILP) for evaluating the severity of symptoms and sports ability among individuals with exercise-induced leg pain.

Materials and methods: One hundred and fourteen participants with exercise-induced leg pain were included. To assess reliability, we calculated Cronbach's α and intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC). Construct validity was analysed by assessing the correlations between SC-EILP and visual analogue scale (VAS), University of California Los Angeles activity score (UCLA), and short form (36) health survey (SF-36). Factorial validity was used to establish the factor structure of the questionnaire.

Results: The EILP was cross-culturally well-adapted and translated into simplified Chinese. Each item was appropriately correlated with the total items. SC-EILP had nearly good reliability [Cronbach's α = 0.798, ICC = 0.897, 95% confidence interval 0.851-0.929]. The elimination of any one item in all did not result in a value of Cronbach's α of <0.80. SC-EILP had a very good correlation with VAS (-0.607, p < 0.01) and a moderate correlation with UCLA (0.581, p < 0.01) and physical domains of SF-36 (0.499-0.528, p < 0.01). Exploratory factor analysis revealed the 3-factor loading explained 74.736% of the total variance [Kaiser-Mayer-Olkin (KMO) = 0.672, C2 = 665.34, p < 0.001].

Conclusions: SC-EILP showed excellent acceptability, internal consistency, reliability, and construct validity, and could be recommended for individuals in Mainland China.

Keywords: Exercise-induced leg pain; factor analysis; reliability; simplified Chinese version; validity.

Plain language summary

This study translated and cross-culturally adapted Exercise-Induced Leg Pain Questionnaire into a Simplified Chinese version, and evaluated its reliability and validity in individuals with exercise-induced leg pain.Moderate to substantial correlations between the Simplified Chinese version of the Exercise-Induced Leg Pain Questionnaire and VAS, UCLA, as well as physical subscales of SF-36 were observed.Exploratory factor analysis revealed that the 3-factor loading explained 74.736% of the total variance [Kaiser–Mayer–Olkin (KMO) = 0.672, C2 = 665.34, p < 0.001].Simplified Chinese version of the Exercise-Induced Leg Pain Questionnaire was demonstrated to have acceptable simplicity, good reliability, and validity in individuals with exercise-induced leg pain, which could be recommended for patients in Chinese mainland.

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