Analysis of outcome measures for persons with patellofemoral pain: Which are reliable and valid?

Abstract

Crossley KM, Bennell KL, Cowan SM, Green S. Analysis of outcome measures for persons with patellofemoral pain: which are reliable and valid? Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2004;85:815-22. Objective To examine the test-retest reliability, validity, and responsiveness of several outcome measures in the treatment of patellofemoral pain. Design Evaluation of the clinimetric properties of individual outcome measures for patellofemoral pain treatment, using data collected from a previously published randomized controlled trial (RCT). Setting General community and private practice. Participants The data from 71 persons enrolled in an RCT of a conservative intervention for patellofemoral pain were used to ev..