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Are Validated Questionnaires Valid?

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There was once a time when outcome studies involving only subjective data were not published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. Objective data, such as physical examination findings, were required when reporting on the efficacy of an operation. This issue of The Journal features an article on the outcome of surgery as determined on the basis of retrospective questions only. What has led to this change in attitude? "Outcome measures" are now in vogue. Questionnaires have now been "validated." It is possible to fall into the trap that if an author uses a validated questionnaire, then the result will be valid.

In the article entitled "Clinical Outcome at a Minimum of Five Years After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction," answers to five questionnaires that were sent to patients more than five years after surgery were compared with information gathered before and at the time of surgery. The . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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