ArticleWorld journal of orthopedics2018
Dutch version of the Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment-Achilles questionnaire for Achilles tendinopathy: Reliability, validity and applicability to non-athletes.
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- A systematic review evaluating the clinimetric properties of the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment (VISA) questionnaires for lower limb tendinopathy shows moderate to high-quality evidence for sufficient reliability, validity and responsiveness-part II.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Pooled it
- Evaluating lower limb tendinopathy with Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment (VISA) questionnaires: a systematic review shows very-low-quality evidence for their content and structural validity-part I.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness of a high volume injection as treatment for chronic Achilles tendinopathy: randomised controlled trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2020Trial
- No short-term changes in tendon structure following temporary replacement of running with low-impact exercises in service members with midportion Achilles tendinopathy: a prospective cohort study.BMJ military health · 2026Article
- Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Translation, and Validation of the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment-Achilles Questionnaire (VISA-A) for Use With Arabic-Speaking Patients With Achilles Tendinopathy.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Factors associated with lower limb tendinopathy in a large cohort of runners: a survey with a particular focus on nutrition.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2023Article
- Dutch multidisciplinary guideline on Achilles tendinopathy.British journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
- No Difference in Clinical Effects When Comparing Alfredson Eccentric and Silbernagel Combined Concentric-Eccentric Loading in Achilles Tendinopathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
- Minimum 3.5-year outcomes of operative treatment for Achilles tendon partial tears in the midportion and retrocalcaneal area.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2020Article
- Bilateral changes in tendon structure of patients diagnosed with unilateral insertional or midportion achilles tendinopathy or patellar tendinopathy.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020Article
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Abstract
aimTo translate the Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment-Achilles (VISA-A) questionnaire into the Dutch language (VISA-A-NL), and to assess its reliability, validity, and applicability to non-athletes.
methodsAfter translation according to a forward-backward protocol, 101 patients with complaints of Achilles tendinopathy were asked to fill out the VISA-A-NL at two time points together with visual analogue scale, the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score, and the Short Form-36 questionnaires. Reliability, internal consistency, construct validity, and content validity were tested.
resultsThe VISA-A-NL showed high reliability (0.97, 95%CI: 0.95-0.98). Cronbach's alpha (internal consistency) was 0.80. It increased to 0.88 without activity domain. Correlation with other questionnaires was moderate or poorer.
conclusionThe VISA-A-NL proved to be an excellent evaluation instrument for the Dutch physician. If applied to non-athletes, using a modified score (questions 1-6) should be considered.
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