Cross-cultural adaptation and evaluation of the psychometric properties of the University of Wisconsin Running Injury and Recovery Index questionnaire in Spanish (UWRI-S). (May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bunster, Josefina; Martínez, María Jesús; Mauri-Stecca, Manuel V.; Leppe, Jaime; Nelson, Evan O.; Heiderscheit, Bryan; Besomi, Manuela
• Is Part Of: Physical therapy in sport. Volume 55(2022)
• Page Start: 289
• Page End: 295
• Publication Date: 2022-05
• Subjects: Patient-reported outcome measure -- Running injury -- Psychometric properties -- Validation; 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.2022.05.007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1466-853X

Abstract

Abstract: Objective: To cross-culturally adapt and evaluate the psychometric properties of the University of Wisconsin Running Injury and Recovery Index questionnaire in Spanish (UWRI-S) in Chilean runners with a running-related injury. Design: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation study, following the Consensus-based Standards for selecting health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) recommendations. Setting: Outpatient sports medicine clinic and running clubs. Participants: UWRI was forward and backward translated, and culturally adapted. Thirty-one runners participated in the content validity of the UWRI-S; and fifty-seven in the assessment of psychometric properties. Main outcome measures: Runners seeking care from a physiotherapist completed the UWRI-S (baseline and after 48–72 h for reliability), Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS), Patient Specific Functional Scale (PSFS), Global Rating of Change scale (GROC), and Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS). Results: Suggestions about accuracy of wording and understanding of items were incorporated. UWRI-S showed a positive moderate correlation with LEFS (r = 0.6; p < 0.05), positive fair with GROC (r = 0.5, p < 0.05), negative fair with NPRS (r = −0.4; p < 0.05) and no correlation with PSFS (r = 0.3; p = 0.1). UWRI-S demonstrated acceptable internal consistency ( α = 0.87) and test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.87). Conclusion: UWRI-S is a valid and reliable measure to evaluate running ability of Chilean runners during recovery from a running-related injury. Highlights: UWRI-S is a valid and reliable measure of perceived running ability. This study provides evidence of its validity in a clinical setting. UWRI-S can be used to inform the clinical decision-making process. UWRI-S may improve running injury surveillance and return to sport.