Table 2.
Pearson correlation coefficients of the Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment-Achilles-NL with the other questionnaires (with and without activity domain)
VISA-ATotal |
VISA-AModified |
VISA-AModified |
VISA-ATotal |
VISA-AModified |
|
Athletes (n = 71) | Athletes (n = 71) | Non-athletes (n = 22) | Entire population (n = 93) | Entire population (n = 93) | |
VAS pain | -0.54a | -0.58a | -0.39 | -0.54a | -0.57a |
VAS function | 0.52a | 0.51a | 0.44a | 0.50a | 0.52a |
AOFAS | 0.48a | 0.46a | 0.31 | 0.56a | 0.50a |
FAOS symptoms | 0.45a | 0.52a | 0.53a | 0.58a | 0.60a |
FAOS pain | 0.53a | 0.56a | 0.52a | 0.58a | 0.60a |
FAOS ADL | 0.56a | 0.55a | 0.47a | 0.59a | 0.58a |
FAOS sport | 0.56a | 0.61a | 0.43a | 0.55a | 0.59a |
FAOS QOL | 0.29a | 0.33a | 0.14 | 0.38a | 0.37a |
SF-36 physical functioning | 0.55a | 0.63a | 0.66a | 0.70a | 0.71a |
SF-36 role physical | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.58a | 0.31a | 0.32a |
SF-36 bodily pain | 0.31 | 0.40a | 0.46a | 0.49a | 0.51a |
SF-36 social functioning | 0.01 | -0.04 | 0.29 | 0.27a | 0.21 |
SF-36 mental health | -0.11 | -0.07 | 0.39 | 0.21 | 0.20 |
SF-36 role emotional | -0.06 | 0.02 | 0.65a | 0.37a | 0.39a |
SF-36 vitality | -0.26 | -0.25 | 0.26 | -0.05 | -0.09 |
SF-36 general health perception | -0.01 | -0.02 | 0.28 | 0.25a | 0.21 |
SF-36 physical component scale | 0.43a | 0.47a | 0.36 | 0.52a | 0.51a |
SF-36 mental component scale | -0.34a | -0.32a | 0.49a | 0.04 | 0.03 |
P < 0.05. VISA-A: Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment-Achilles; VAS: Visual analogue scale; AOFAS: American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society; FAOS: Foot and ankle outcome score; SF-36: Short form-36.