Measuring patient-reported outcomes (PROs/PROMs) in people with Achilles tendinopathy: how useful is the VISA-A?

Br J Sports Med. 2018 Oct;52(19):1221. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-097531. Epub 2017 Jun 22.

Authors

Adrian Mallows¹, Chris Littlewood², Peter Malliaras³

Affiliations

¹ School of Health & Human Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK.
² Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre Research Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences and Keele Clinical Trials Unit, David Weatherall Building Keele University, Staffordshire, UK.
³ Department of Physiotherapy, School of Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 28642226
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-097531

No abstract available

Keywords: Achilles tendon; reliability and validity; tendinopathy.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Achilles Tendon / physiopathology*
Humans
Patient Reported Outcome Measures*
Reproducibility of Results
Surveys and Questionnaires*
Tendinopathy / rehabilitation*