Clinical and laboratory measures associated with health-related quality of life in individuals with chronic ankle instability. Issue 2 (May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Houston, Megan N.; Hoch, Johanna M.; Gabriner, Michael L.; Kirby, Jessica L.; Hoch, Matthew C.
• Is Part Of: Physical therapy in sport. Volume 16:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 169
• Page End: 175
• Publication Date: 2015-05
• Subjects: Sports physical therapy -- Periodicals; Sports injuries -- Patients -- Rehabilitation -- Periodicals; Athletic Injuries -- diagnosis -- Periodicals; Athletic Injuries -- therapy -- Periodicals; Physical Therapy -- Periodicals; Sports Medicine -- Periodicals; 615.82088796
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2014.10.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1466-853X

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author" id="abs0010"> <title id="sectitle0010">Abstract</title> <sec> <title id="sectitle0015">Objective</title> <p id="abspara0010">To identify clinician and laboratory-oriented measures of function capable of explaining health-related quality of life in individuals with chronic ankle instability.</p> </sec> <sec> <title id="sectitle0020">Design</title> <p id="abspara0015">Cross-sectional.</p> </sec> <sec> <title id="sectitle0025">Setting</title> <p id="abspara0020">Laboratory.</p> </sec> <sec> <title id="sectitle0030">Participants</title> <p id="abspara0025">Forty physically active individuals with chronic ankle instability attended a single testing session.</p> </sec> <sec> <title id="sectitle0035">Main outcome measures</title> <p id="abspara0030">Participants completed health-related quality of life, postural control, strength, sensory, and mechanical assessments. Health-related quality of life assessments included the Short Form-12 Physical and Mental Summary Components, Disablement in the Physically Active Scale, Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire, and the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure.</p> </sec> <sec> <title id="sectitle0040">Results</title> <p id="abspara0035">A combination of mechanical and functional impairments accounted for 18–35% of the variance associated with health-related quality of life related to physical function and fear. Although physical impairments accounted for 7% of the variance associated with mental health-related quality of life, the overall model was associated with a weak effect size.</p> </sec> <sec> <title id="sectitle0045">Conclusion</title> <p id="abspara0040">Measures of postural control, dorsiflexion range of motion, plantar cutaneous sensation, and ankle arthrometry contributed to a significant proportion of the variance associated with health-related quality of life in those with chronic ankle instability. Other variables should be examined to address mental components of health-related quality of life.</p> </sec> </abstract>