Table 3

Internal consistency for KOOS subscales

KOOS subscale Number of items Average interitem covariance Cronbach’s α
KOOS-PF110.500.86
KOOS-Pain90.350.85
KOOS-Symptoms70.220.64
KOOS-ADL170.360.94
KOOS-Sport/Rec51.180.88
KOOS-QOL40.370.75
  • ADL, Activities of Daily Living; KOOS, Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score; KOOS-PF, Patellofemoral pain and osteoarthritis subscale; QOL, Quality of Life; Sport /Rec, Function in sport and recreation.