OBJECTIVE: Lack of consensus on taxonomy, terminology, and definitions has led to confusion
about which measurement properties are relevant and which concepts they represent. …

Background Aim of the COSMIN study (COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of
health status Measurement INstruments) was to develop a consensus-based checklist to …

Background and Purpose. The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability, construct
validity, and sensitivity to change of the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS). Subjects …

Background The COSMIN checklist (COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of
health status Measurement INstruments) was developed in an international Delphi study to …

Background and Purpose. The purpose of this study was to establish the interrater reliability
of assessments made with the Fugl-Meyer evaluation of physical performance in a …

Background and Purpose Although various hop tests have been proposed as performance-based
outcome measures following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, limited …

This article identifies and discusses criteria that can be used by health professionals to
critically appraise research articles that estimate the prevalence or incidence of a disease or …

Background Physical performance measures play an important role in the measurement of
outcome in patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty. However, many of the commonly …

Background and Purpose. The Roland-Morris Questionnaire (RMQ) is a self-administered
disability measure in which greater levels of disability are reflected by higher numbers on a 24-…

Over the last 15 years, numerous self-report health status measures have appeared in the
literature. An important parallel development has been the development of numerous …