《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2020, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (10): 1193-1197.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2020.10.012

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Reliability and Validity of Foot Position Index for Foot Posture Assessment

CHEN Ze-hua1,YE Xiang-ling1,CHEN Wei-jian1,XU Xue-meng1,2()   

  1. 1. the Fifth Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510405, China
    2. Guangdong Second Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510405, China
  • Received:2019-09-23 Revised:2019-11-11 Published:2020-10-25 Online:2020-10-29
  • Contact: XU Xue-meng E-mail:xuxuemeng@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Guangdong Province Famous Chinese Medicine Heritage Studio Construction Project(粤中医办函[2017]17号);Guangdong Provincial Special Fund for Industrial and Information Development(粤财工[2016]69号);National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Key Specialized Construction Project(粤中医[2012]号);Guangdong Natural Science Foundation-Doctor Launched(2014A0310128);Breakthrough Projects of Superiority Diseases of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Guangdong Province(粤中医函[2015]19号)

Abstract:

Objective To explore the reliability and validity of Foot Posture Index (FPI) scoring system in evaluating foot posture in China.
Methods From September to October, 2019, two testers (tester 1, tester 2) evaluated the foot posture of 15 adult volunteers (30 legs) aged 20 to 40 years after mastering the FPI-6 scoring system. They were tested first by two testers on the same day, and after two weeks, they were retested by tester 1. The intra-group correlation coefficient (ICC) was calculated to evaluate the test-retest reliability and the inter-tester reliability, and the MedCalc was used to perform the Bland-Altman plot. The correlation between the scores of items and scale was analyzed with Spearman analysis, and the items were analyzed with factor analysis.
Results The ICC of the test-retest and inter-tester reliability of each item and total score of FPI were higher than 0.75. The mean difference in FPI scores between the testers was -0.133 and the limits of agreement was (-1.82, 1.55). All items scores were correlated with the total score (P < 0.05); three factors were extracted with the cumulative contribution more than 80%.
Conclusion The FPI-6 scoring system is reliable and valid, to evaluate foot posture for Chinese.

Key words: foot posture index, foot posture, reliability, validity

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