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. 2015 Jun 6;474(1):134–142. doi: 10.1007/s11999-015-4370-2

Table 1.

Summary of the properties of the functional activities short form

Property of functional activities short form Preoperative sample Postoperative sample
RMSEA 0.093 0.034
RMSEA LCL 0.057 < 0.001
Cronbach’s alpha 0.78 0.82
Correlation with the long-form walking and standing 0.63 0.75
Correlation with the long-form standard activities 0.85 0.85
Correlation with the long-form original advanced activities 0.79 0.80
Correlation with the long-form original discretionary activities 0.71 0.68
Correlation with the long-form original functional activities score 0.92 0.93
Correlation with the SF-12 physical component score 0.47 0.61
Correlation with the SF-12 mental component score 0.28 0.15
Correlation with KOOS pain 0.70 0.62
Correlation with KOOS symptoms 0.34 0.33
Correlation with KOOS ADL 0.71 0.72
Correlation with KOOS sport/recreation 0.44 0.61
Correlation with KOOS quality of life 0.57 0.64

RMSEA = root mean square error of approximation; LCL = left confidence limit; KOOS = Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Score; ADL = activities of daily living.