A CROSS-CULTURAL ADAPTATION OF THE OXFORD ELBOW SCORE: THE ARABIC VERSION

Abstract

Background: Oxford Elbow Score, abbreviated OES, is a tool used for measurement of a patient’s experience post elbow surgery. The tool is formulated as a questionnaire. OES has three subscales: pain, elbow function and social-psychological effects. The patient may complete the questionnaire and the results used as an outcome measure post elbow surgery. Objectives: The study aims to develop and evaluate the Arabic version of the OES for reliability, validity concerning patients after elbow trauma and surgery. Material and Methods: Fifty two patients participated in this survey at the baseline (14 days after the operation) and follow-up (after 60 days). We calculated internal consistency using Cronbach’s alpha. Also, Pearson’s correlation was calculated for construct validity verification. Results: The values for Cronbach’s alpha for psychological, function and pain subscales were 0.701, 0.704 and 0.779, respectively. Cronbach’s alpha for the questionnaire had a value of 0.743. We confirmed construct validity using correlation coefficients of values [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] as compared to DASH. Conclusion: The Arabic OES is an internal consistent tool with good construct validity, which can be used to estimate the patient’s condition after the elbow surgery.