Approximately 150 participants will be included in the study on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria. The English version of the Knee Outcome Survey-Activities of Daily Living Scale will be translated and culturally adapted as per as previous recommendations. In the general population with knee pain,Urdu version of the Knee Outcome Survey-Activities of Daily Living Scale will be distributed among general participants by choosing convenience sampling technique based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. To test inter and intra-observer reliability of the final Urdu version of Knee Outcome Survey-Activities of Daily Living Scale with Knee osteoarthritis outcome survey and Lysholm knee score will be filled within same day, by two observers and for the inter-observers assessment, with an interval of 30 minutes between the first and second application. Third assessment will carry out after 7 days by Observer-1(re-intra-observers assessment. Data will be entered and analyzed by Cronbach alpha value.Test-retest reliability will be assessed using interclass correlation coefficient.
The purpose of this study is to translate Knee Outcome Survey-Activities of Daily Living Scale into Urdu language and to check the reliability and validity of the Knee Outcome Survey-Activities of Daily Living Scale in Urdu language for the general population of Pakistan