Shin-Liang Pan1, Huey-Wen Liang2, Wen-Hsuan Hou3, Tian-Shin Yeh4. 1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. 2. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Electronic address: lianghw@ntu.edu.tw. 3. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; School of Gerontology Health Management, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. 4. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Yun-Lin, Taiwan, ROC.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the responsiveness of one generic questionnaire, Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 (SF-36), and one region-specific outcome measure, Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS), in patients with traumatic injuries of lower extremities. DESIGN: A prospective and observational study of patients after traumatic injuries of lower extremities. Assessments were performed at baseline and 3 months later. SETTING: In-patients and out-patients in two university hospitals in Taiwan. PARTICIPANTS: A convenience sample of 109 subjects were evaluated and 94 (86%) were followed. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Assessments of responsiveness with distribution-based approach (effect size, standardized response mean [SRM], minimal detectable change) and anchor-based approach (receiver's operating curve analysis, ROC analysis). RESULTS: LEFS and physical component score (PCS) of SF-36 were all responsive to global improvement, with fair-to-good accuracy in discriminating between participants with and without improvement. The area under curve gained by ROC analysis for LEFS and SF-36 PCS was similar (0.65 vs. 0.70, p=0.26). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings revealed comparable responsiveness of LEFS and PCS of SF-36 in a sample of subjects with traumatic injuries of lower limbs. Either type of functional measure would be suitable for use in clinical trials where improvement in function was an endpoint of interest.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the responsiveness of one generic questionnaire, Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 (SF-36), and one region-specific outcome measure, Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS), in patients with traumatic injuries of lower extremities. DESIGN: A prospective and observational study of patients after traumatic injuries of lower extremities. Assessments were performed at baseline and 3 months later. SETTING: In-patients and out-patients in two university hospitals in Taiwan. PARTICIPANTS: A convenience sample of 109 subjects were evaluated and 94 (86%) were followed. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Assessments of responsiveness with distribution-based approach (effect size, standardized response mean [SRM], minimal detectable change) and anchor-based approach (receiver's operating curve analysis, ROC analysis). RESULTS: LEFS and physical component score (PCS) of SF-36 were all responsive to global improvement, with fair-to-good accuracy in discriminating between participants with and without improvement. The area under curve gained by ROC analysis for LEFS and SF-36 PCS was similar (0.65 vs. 0.70, p=0.26). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings revealed comparable responsiveness of LEFS and PCS of SF-36 in a sample of subjects with traumatic injuries of lower limbs. Either type of functional measure would be suitable for use in clinical trials where improvement in function was an endpoint of interest.
Authors: A Siebe de Boer; Roderik J C Tjioe; Fleur Van der Sijde; Duncan E Meuffels; Pieter T den Hoed; Cornelis H Van der Vlies; Wim E Tuinebreijer; Michael H J Verhofstad; Esther M M Van Lieshout Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2017-08-03 Impact factor: 2.692
Authors: Esther M M Van Lieshout; A Siebe De Boer; Duncan E Meuffels; P Ted Den Hoed; Cornelis H Van der Vlies; Wim E Tuinebreijer; Michael H J Verhofstad Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2017-02-27 Impact factor: 2.692
Authors: A Siebe De Boer; Duncan E Meuffels; Cornelis H Van der Vlies; P Ted Den Hoed; Wim E Tuinebreijer; Michael H J Verhofstad; Esther M M Van Lieshout Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2017-11-14 Impact factor: 2.692