Highlights
- •The PRTEE is uniquely designed for evaluating patients with lateral epicondylitis.
- •The PRTEE questionnaire translated into Korean, termed the PRTEE-K.
- •The PRTEE-K makes the PRTEE easily accessible to Korean physicians and patients.
Abstract
Introduction
Lateral epicondylitis is a common tendinopathy of the elbow. An adequately validated
questionnaire is essential to compare the various treatment options, because there
is still controversy regarding the best treatment for lateral epicondylitis.
Purpose of the study
The patient-rated tennis elbow evaluation (PRTEE) was introduced to measure the degree
of symptoms and the limitation of function in these patients. This English questionnaire
was previously translated into several languages and validated; however, it has not
been translated into Korean. The aim of this study was to translate and cross-culturally
adapt the PRTEE questionnaire into Korean, and to assess the reliability and validity
of the translated questionnaire.
Methods
Eighty-three patients were asked to complete the Korean version of the PRTEE and other
questionnaires related to the upper extremity or to the general health condition (the
Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire, Short Form-12, and EQ-5D).
The PRTEE responses were recorded twice to evaluate test-retest reliability. Internal
consistency, test-retest reliability, concurrent validity, and ceiling and flooring
effects were evaluated.
Results
The Korean version of the PRTEE showed high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.968).
The overall test-retest reliability was good (intra-class correlation score = 0.94).
High correlation efficiencies between the PRTEE and other questionnaires were observed,
supporting high concurrent validity (Spearman's correlation = 0.83 for the Disabilities
of Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire; -0.73 for Short Form-12; and -0.57 for EQ-5D).
Ceiling and floor effects were not observed on this test.
Conclusion
We successfully translated the PRTEE into the Korean language; this version of the
PRTEE showed good reliability and construct validity in Korean-speaking patients with
lateral epicondylitis.
Keywords
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Quiz: # 903
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- # 1.In addition to the PRTEE, subjects also completed the
- a.EQ-5D
- b.DASH
- c.Short Form-12
- d.all of the above
- a.
- # 2.The English version of the PRTEE was written and published by
- a.Michlovitz and Mathiowetz
- b.Bell and Fess
- c.MacDermid et al
- d.Mackin and Hunter et al
- a.
- # 3.A possible limitation of this study is
- a.low n value
- b.too high an n value
- c.inadequate statistical analysis
- d.no subjects were chosen from the UK and US Korean populations
- a.
- # 4.A valid PRTEE is important to
- a.substantiate the accuracy of the original PROM
- b.compare various treatment options
- c.provide evidence of hand therapists’ legitimacy in treating lateral epicondylitis
- d.recover costs of therapy visits
- a.
- # 5.The Korean version was shown to have both high validity and reliability
- a.not true
- b.true
- a.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: April 14, 2021
Accepted:
April 5,
2021
Received in revised form:
March 22,
2021
Received:
December 26,
2020
Footnotes
Funding: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or non-profit sectors.
Conflict of interest: All named authors hereby declare that they have no conflict of interest to disclose.
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