FAI January 2021: Application of Computerized Adaptive Testing to the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure

<p>Patient-reported outcome measures are an increasingly important tool for assessing the impact of treatments orthopedic surgeons render. Despite their importance, they can present a burden. We examined the validity and utility of a computerized adaptive testing (CAT) method to reduce the number of questions on the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM), a validated anatomy-specific outcome measure.</p> <p>In conclusion, the FAAM CAT was able to reduce the number of responses a patient would need to answer by nearly 50%, while still providing a valid outcome score. This measure can therefore be directly correlated with previously obtained full FAAM scores in addition to providing a foot/ankle-specific measure, which previously reported CAT systems are not able to do.</p> <p> </p> <p>To view the article click <a href= "https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1071100720972663"><strong>here.</strong></a></p>