Satisfactory cross cultural equivalence of the Dutch WOMAC in patients with hip osteoarthritis waiting for arthroplasty
Background: Cross cultural validity is of vital importance for international comparisons. Objective: To investigate the validity of international Dutch-English comparisons when using the Dutch translation of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities osteoarthritis index (WOMAC). Patients and Methods: The dimensionality, reliability, construct validity, and cross cultural equivalence of the Dutch WOMAC in Dutch and Canadian patients waiting for primary total hip arthroplasty was investigated. Unidimensionality and cross cultural equivalence was quantified by principal component and Rasch an... Mehr ...
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Roorda, L.D.
Jones, C.A.
Waltz, M.
Lankhorst, G.J.
Bouter, L.M.
van der Eijken, J.W.
Willems, W.J.
Heyligers, I.C.
Voaklander, D.C.
Kelly, K.D.
Suarez-Almazor, M.E. |
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Artikel |
| Erscheinungsdatum: |
2004 |
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Roorda , L D , Jones , C A , Waltz , M , Lankhorst , G J , Bouter , L M , van der Eijken , J W , Willems , W J , Heyligers , I C , Voaklander , D C , Kelly , K D & Suarez-Almazor , M E 2004 , ' Satisfactory cross cultural equivalence of the Dutch WOMAC in patients with hip osteoarthritis waiting for arthroplasty ' , Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases , vol. 63 , no. 1 , pp. 36-42 . https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.2002.001784 |
| Sprache: |
Englisch |
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https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/7b1d625b-fee2-4b92-90ec-91001582be27 |
