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. 2020 Nov;45(6):434–443. doi: 10.30476/ijms.2019.72487

Table 4.

Floor and ceiling effects for knee outcome survey activities of daily living factors

KOS-ADL factors Floor effect (%) Ceiling effect (%)
ADL1 Pain 5.4 3.8
ADL2 Stiffness 15.4* 3.1
ADL3 Swelling 34.6* 3.8
ADL4 Giving way, buckling, or shifting of the knee 27.7* 3.1
ADL5 Weakness 19.2* 3.8
ADL6 Limping 33.8* 4.6
ADL7 Walk 16.9* 0.8
ADL8 Go up stairs 3.8 3.8
ADL9 Go down stairs 8.5 3.8
ADL10 Stand 17.7* 0.8
ADL11 Kneel on the front of your knee 5.4 31.5*
ADL12 Squat 3.8 44.6*
ADL13 Sit with your knee bent 3.1 45.4*
ADL14 Rise from a chair 23.1* 8.5

KOS-ADL: Knee Outcome Survey Activities of Daily Living, ADL: Activities of Daily Living;

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Floor/ceiling effect is present, ≥15% of participants selected extreme choice