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Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM) into Spanish for Chile and
Aaron A Cortes1, Ronald Ramos2, U Giovanni Carcuro2
1DIDeP, Research Area, Clinica Universidad de los Andes, Chile.
Background:
The Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM) assess physical function in musculoskeletal pathologies of the foot and ankle.
Method:
The aim of this study was to translate, culturally adapt and validate the FAAM into Spanish for Chile and LATAM and assess its validity and reliability in patients with non-traumatic surgical orthopaedic pathologies. After translation and adaptation this retrospective cohort study included 940 participants answering FAAM and SF-36 scale.
Results:
A high response rate (98%) with no floor or ceiling effect is reported. Excellent internal consistency for the scale (Cronbach's α = 0.972) and subscales (ADLs = 0,974 and Sport = 0,954) were obtained. The principal component factor analysis gave two factors explaining 66% of the variance and reporting the same item structure of the original version. The FAAM-CL sub-scales had direct and significant correlations with the SF-36 components and subcomponents.
Conclusions:
The FAAM-CL was culturally adapted and demonstrated a high rate of reliability, validity, and ability to evaluate foot and ankle pathologies among Spanish-speaking patients.
Level Of Evidence:
III.
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