Outcome measurement instrument | Truthful+feasible | NOT truthful +feasible | NOT feasible +truthful | NOT feasible and not truthful |
Improvement | ||||
A 6-point Likert scale | 22 (71%) | 9 (29%) | ||
Results of treatment | ||||
Global Ratings of Change Scale | 23 (74%) | 8 (26%) | ||
Clinical Global Impression Scale | 25 (81%) | 6 (19%) | ||
Patient Global Impression of Change Scale | 23 (74%) | 8 (26%) | ||
Perception of treatment effectiveness | 24 (77%) | 7 (23%) | ||
Perceived improvement | 22 (71%) | 9 (29%) | ||
Return to sport/competition | ||||
Return to sports | 22 (71%) | 9 (29%) | ||
Time to return to preinjury levels | 24 (77%) | 7 (23%) | ||
Pain during activity/loading | ||||
A 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) | 22 (71%) | 9 (29%) | ||
A VAS scale from 0 to 10 (0 no pain, 10 severe pain) | 22 (71%) | 9 (29%) | ||
Pain after activity | ||||
Evaluating pain after activity using a VAS (0–10) | 23 (74%) | 8 (26%) | ||
Strength and flexibility testing | ||||
Single-leg heel rise test | 27 (87%) | 4 (13%) | ||
Single Hop test | 26 (84%) | 5 (16%) | ||
‘Gastrocnemius and soleus flexibility’ | 24 (77%) | 7 (23%) | ||
Disability | ||||
VISA-A questionnaire | 26 (84%) | 5 (16%) | ||
Foot Function Index | 22 (71%) | 9 (29%) | ||
Morning pain | ||||
Pain first thing in the morning (VAS 0–100) (not further specified) | 23 (74%) | 8 (26%) | ||
Pain at rest | ||||
Morning stiffness. Asking morning stiffness severity, measured on a 100 mm VAS | 23 (74%) | 8 (26%) | ||
Location of pain Identifying the site of maximum pain | 24 (77%) | 7 (23%) | ||
Ankle range of motion | ||||
Measuring full range of motion of the ankle with a standard goniometer | 23 (74%) | 8 (26%) | ||
Adherence | ||||
Use of co-interventions | 25 (81%) | 6 (19%) | ||
‘'Adherence’'. A weekly online questionnaires to evaluate adherence to exercise treatment. | 23 (74%) | 8 (26%) |
Values are expressed as numbers (%).
VISA-A, Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment-Achilles.