Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành hóa học dành cho các bạn yêu hóa học tham khảo đề tài: Development and validation of a Greek language version of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index | BioMed Central Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Research Development and validation of a Greek language version of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index Patricia Kaoulla1 Nicoletta Frescos1 and Hylton B Menz 2 Open Access Address Department of Podiatry Faculty of Health Sciences La Trobe University Bundoora Victoria 3086 Australia and 2Musculoskeletal Research Centre Faculty of Health Sciences La Trobe University Bundoora Victoria 3086 Australia Email Patricia Kaoulla - pkaoulla@ Nicoletta Frescos - Hylton B Menz - Corresponding author Published I June 2008 Received 15 February 2008 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008 6 39 doi 1477-7525-6-39 Accepted 1 June 2008 This article is available from http content 6 1 39 2008 Kaoulla et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract_ Background The Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index MFPDI is a 19 item questionnaire used to assess the severity and impact of foot pain. The aim of this study was to develop a Greek-language version of the MFPDI and to assess the instrument s psychometric properties. Methods The MFPDI was translated into Greek by three bilingual content experts and two bilingual language experts and then back-translated into English to assess for equivalence. The final Greek version was administered along with a questionnaire consisting medical history and the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 SF-36 to 104 Greek-speaking community-dwelling people 64 female 40 male aged between 64 and 90 years mean SD with disabling foot pain. Results The Greek translation of the .
