Can pain and function be distinguished in the Oxford Knee Score in a meaningful way? An exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this paper was to examine if pain and functioning can be distinguished in the Oxford Knee Score (OKS) in a meaningful way. This was done by (1) conducting exploratory factor analysis to explore the factorial structure of the OKS and (2) conducting confirmatory factor analysis...

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Hoofdauteurs: Harris, K, Dawson, J, Doll, H, Field, R, Murray, D, Fitzpatrick, R, Jenkinson, C, Price, A, Beard, D
Formaat: Journal article
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: 2013
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author Harris, K
Dawson, J
Doll, H
Field, R
Murray, D
Fitzpatrick, R
Jenkinson, C
Price, A
Beard, D
author_facet Harris, K
Dawson, J
Doll, H
Field, R
Murray, D
Fitzpatrick, R
Jenkinson, C
Price, A
Beard, D
author_sort Harris, K
collection OXFORD
description PURPOSE: The purpose of this paper was to examine if pain and functioning can be distinguished in the Oxford Knee Score (OKS) in a meaningful way. This was done by (1) conducting exploratory factor analysis to explore the factorial structure of the OKS and (2) conducting confirmatory factor analysis to examine whether a two-factor solution is superior to a one-factor solution. METHODS: Secondary data analysis of four independent datasets containing OKS scores on 161,973 patients was performed. Four independent datasets contained data on: (1) 156, 788 patients from the NHS HES/PROMS dataset, (2) 2,405 consecutive patients from the South West London Elective Operating Centre, (3) 2,353 patients enrolled in the Knee Arthroplasty Trial and (4) 427 consecutive patients listed for knee replacement surgery at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford. RESULTS: Factor extraction methods suggested that, depending on the method employed, both one- and two-factor solutions are meaningful. Overall and in each data set some cross-loading occurred and item loadings were consistent across two factors. On confirmatory factor analysis, both one- and two-factor models had acceptable fit indices. This allowed the creation of the 'OKS pain component' and the 'OKS functional component' subscales. CONCLUSIONS: Factor analysis confirmed the original conceptual basis of the OKS but offered an option to perform additional analyses using pain and functional subscales. Further research should focus on providing further evidence on construct validity and responsiveness of the newly derived subscales.
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spelling oxford-uuid:4bc136b7-207e-4252-bfbe-588f223669a82022-03-26T15:45:32ZCan pain and function be distinguished in the Oxford Knee Score in a meaningful way? An exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:4bc136b7-207e-4252-bfbe-588f223669a8EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2013Harris, KDawson, JDoll, HField, RMurray, DFitzpatrick, RJenkinson, CPrice, ABeard, DPURPOSE: The purpose of this paper was to examine if pain and functioning can be distinguished in the Oxford Knee Score (OKS) in a meaningful way. This was done by (1) conducting exploratory factor analysis to explore the factorial structure of the OKS and (2) conducting confirmatory factor analysis to examine whether a two-factor solution is superior to a one-factor solution. METHODS: Secondary data analysis of four independent datasets containing OKS scores on 161,973 patients was performed. Four independent datasets contained data on: (1) 156, 788 patients from the NHS HES/PROMS dataset, (2) 2,405 consecutive patients from the South West London Elective Operating Centre, (3) 2,353 patients enrolled in the Knee Arthroplasty Trial and (4) 427 consecutive patients listed for knee replacement surgery at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford. RESULTS: Factor extraction methods suggested that, depending on the method employed, both one- and two-factor solutions are meaningful. Overall and in each data set some cross-loading occurred and item loadings were consistent across two factors. On confirmatory factor analysis, both one- and two-factor models had acceptable fit indices. This allowed the creation of the 'OKS pain component' and the 'OKS functional component' subscales. CONCLUSIONS: Factor analysis confirmed the original conceptual basis of the OKS but offered an option to perform additional analyses using pain and functional subscales. Further research should focus on providing further evidence on construct validity and responsiveness of the newly derived subscales.
spellingShingle Harris, K
Dawson, J
Doll, H
Field, R
Murray, D
Fitzpatrick, R
Jenkinson, C
Price, A
Beard, D
Can pain and function be distinguished in the Oxford Knee Score in a meaningful way? An exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.
title Can pain and function be distinguished in the Oxford Knee Score in a meaningful way? An exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.
title_full Can pain and function be distinguished in the Oxford Knee Score in a meaningful way? An exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.
title_fullStr Can pain and function be distinguished in the Oxford Knee Score in a meaningful way? An exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.
title_full_unstemmed Can pain and function be distinguished in the Oxford Knee Score in a meaningful way? An exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.
title_short Can pain and function be distinguished in the Oxford Knee Score in a meaningful way? An exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.
title_sort can pain and function be distinguished in the oxford knee score in a meaningful way an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis
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