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. 2022 Nov 28;10(11):23259671221134791.
doi: 10.1177/23259671221134791. eCollection 2022 Nov.

Arabic Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment Questionnaire for Patellar Tendinopathy

Abdulrahman S Alshabanat  1 , Shady A Alshewaier  1 , Raed M Alotaibi  1 , Abdulaziz A Alkathiry  1
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Arabic Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment Questionnaire for Patellar Tendinopathy

Abdulrahman S Alshabanat et al. Orthop J Sports Med. .

Abstract

Background: The Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment questionnaire for patellar tendinopathy (VISA-P) is currently not available in the Arabic language.

Purpose: To translate and culturally adapt the VISA-P questionnaire into Arabic and to evaluate its reliability and validity.

Study design: Cohort study (diagnosis); Level of evidence, 3.

Methods: Translation of the VISA-P questionnaire was implemented in compliance with international guidelines. In total, 111 participants (53 with patellar tendinopathy and 58 healthy controls) were recruited to validate the Arabic-language version of the VISA-P (VISA-P-Ar). The patients with patellar tendinopathy completed the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and rated their knee pain using the numeric pain rating scale (NPRS). They completed the VISA-P-Ar twice (within a week) to assess test-retest reliability. Scores between the patients and controls were compared with the Mann-Whitney U test, construct validity was assessed with Spearman rank-order correlation, internal consistency was assessed with the Cronbach alpha, and test-retest reliability was assessed with the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).

Results: There was a significant difference in VISA-P-Ar scores between the patellar tendinopathy group (mean, 41.35 ± 13.56) and the control group (mean, 95.22 ± 8.22) (P < .001). In addition, scores on the VISA-P-Ar were significantly positively correlated with the SF-36 (r = 0.630; P < .001) and significantly negatively correlated with the NPRS (r = -0.681; P < .001). The items in the VISA-P-Ar had good internal consistency (α = 0.709) and showed high test-retest reliability (ICC, 0.941; P < .001).

Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that the VISA-P-Ar is a valid and reliable tool for assessing symptoms of patellar tendinopathy in the Saudi population and can be used in clinical and research settings.

Keywords: cross-cultural; jumper’s knee; patellar tendinopathy; validation.

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The authors declared that they have no conflicts of interest in the authorship and publication of this contribution. AOSSM checks author disclosures against the Open Payments Database (OPD). AOSSM has not conducted an independent investigation on the OPD and disclaims any liability or responsibility relating thereto.

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Figure 1.
Flowchart illustrating participant enrollment.
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Figure 2.
Results of Spearman correlation analysis between the (A) Arabic-language version of the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment questionnaire for patellar tendinopathy (VISA-P-Ar) and numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) and (B) VISA-P-Ar and 36-item Short Form Health Survey (Arabic version) (SF-36-Ar).
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