Assessing the content validity of the Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire in surgically treated ankle fracture patients: a qualitative study

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Nguyen, Michael Q. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Brostrom, Anders [4 ,5 ,6 ]
Iversen, Marjolein M. [6 ,7 ]
Harboe, Knut [2 ,8 ,9 ]
Paulsen, Aksel [2 ,3 ,10 ]
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[1] Univ Stavanger, Fac Hlth Sci, Dept Qual & Hlth Technol, Stavanger, Norway
[2] Stavanger Univ Hosp, Dept Orthoped Surg, Helse Stavanger HF, Stavanger, Norway
[3] Stavanger Univ Hosp, Dept Orthoped Surg, Fracture Registry Western Norway, Helse Vest RHF, Stavanger, Norway
[4] Jonkoping Univ, Sch Hlth & Welf, Jonkoping, Sweden
[5] Linkoping Univ Hosp, Dept Clin Neurophysiol, Linkoping, Sweden
[6] Western Norway Univ Appl Sci, Fac Hlth & Social Sci, Dept Hlth & Caring Sci, Bergen, Norway
[7] Haukeland Hosp, Ctr Patient Reported Outcomes, Dept Res & Dev, Helse Bergen HF, Bergen, Norway
[8] Univ Bergen, Fac Med, Dept Clin Med, Bergen, Norway
[9] Stavanger Univ Hosp, Dept Anesthesia, Helse Stavanger HF, Stavanger, Norway
[10] Univ Stavanger, Fac Hlth Sci, Dept Publ Hlth, Stavanger, Norway
关键词
Ankle fractures; Patient-reported outcome measures; Validation study; Qualitative research; Content validity; REPORTED OUTCOME MEASURES; PRO INSTRUMENTS; OF-LIFE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PAIN; VALIDATION; INTERVIEWS; FIXATION; OLDER;
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10.1186/s13018-023-04418-9
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R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学(修复外科学)];
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Background Roughly 10% of fractures in adults are ankle fractures. These injuries are found in both sexes and present with different fracture characteristics. The treatment varies with the patients' biology and fracture type, and the goals are to restore stability, prevent pain and maintain ankle function. Clinicians generally use outcomes like assessment of radiography, pain level, or function. The use of patient-reported outcome measures is increasing, and the Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire (MOXFQ) has been shown to have good measurement properties when validated in patients with foot and ankle disorders. However, the instrument has not been validated for ankle fracture patients. This study aims to assess the content validity of the items in MOXFQ in surgically treated ankle fracture patients. Methods A qualitative deductive design was used to investigate patients' response process of the MOXFQ. Individual interviews were conducted using cognitive interviewing based on the theoretical framework of the 4-step model by Tourangeau. Adult patients that were surgically treated for an ankle fracture between four weeks and 18 months were purposively sampled, and interviews followed a semi-structured interview guide. The predetermined categories were comprehension, retrieval, judgement, and response. Results Seventeen respondents (65% females) were interviewed. Respondents' age ranged from 27 to 76 years. Some of the respondents in the early recovery phase were limited by post-operative restrictions and did not find the items in the walking/standing domain relevant. Respondents that were allowed weight-bearing as tolerated (WBAT) were able to recall relevant information for most items. Respondents with time since surgery more than 12 months had less pain and remembered fewer relevant episodes in the recall period. Items in the social interaction domain contained ambiguous questions and were generally considered less important by respondents. The summary index score lacked important concepts in measuring overall quality of life. Conclusions Pain was a central concept in the post-operative recovery of ankle fracture patients. The MOXFQ-subscales for pain and walking/standing had acceptable content validity in patients that were allowed WBAT. The social interaction-subscale and the summary index score had insufficient content validity for this patient population.
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