Test-retest Reliability of Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

@# ObjectiveTo investigate the test-retest reliability of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) in Chinese patients with knee osteoarthritis. Methods24 patients with radiological diagnosis and clinical symptoms of knee osteoarthritis were evaluated with the WOMAC twice by two staff who pass by the WOMAC formal training within 24 h. ResultsThe intraclass correlation coefficients of the 3 dimensions of pain, stiffness, physical function of the WOMAC and the total were 0.937, 0.914, 0.856, 0.921, respectively. ConclusionThe Chinese version of WOMAC can be used in Chinese patients with knee osteoarthritis with high test-retest reliability.