Assessing the content validity of the Manchester–Oxford Foot Questionnaire in surgically treated ankle fracture patients: a qualitative study

Table 3 Respondents characteristics (n = 17), stratified into three main groups according to recovery phase after surgery. Respondents’ number were given based on the chronological order of the interviews

Recovery phase after surgery	Respondent number	Age group (years)	Gender	Education^a	Occupation^b	Fracture characteristics	Treatment	ASA score
Late (longer than 12 months)
	R1	50–69	Male	Higher education	Teacher	Lateral malleolar	ORIF	2
	R2	70 or older	Female	Higher education	Retired	Tri-malleolar	ORIF	1
	R3	30–49	Female	Lower secondary school	Manual worker	Lateral malleolar	ORIF	2
	R4	30–49	Male	Higher education	Office worker	Proximal fibula and posterior malleolus	Syndesmosis screws	2
	R5	50–69	Female	Upper secondary school	Office worker	Tri-malleolar	External fixation + ORIF	2
Middle (between three and 12 months)
	R6	70 or older	Female	Higher education	Retired	Tri-malleolar	ORIF	3
	R7	30–49	Male	Upper secondary school	Manual worker	Bi-malleolar	ORIF	2
	R8	50–69	Male	Upper secondary school	Retired	Tri-malleolar	External fixation + ORIF	3
	R9	50–69	Female	Higher education	Retired	Tri-malleolar	ORIF	1
	R10	50–69	Female	Higher education	Teacher	Lateral malleolar	ORIF	2
	R15	70 or older	Male	Upper secondary school	Retired	Bi-malleolar, open	ORIF	3
	R16	70 or older	Female	Lower secondary school	Retired	Tri-malleolar	ORIF	2
	R17	50–69	Female	Upper secondary school	Health-care worker	Bi-malleolar	Fibula nail + screws medially	2
Early (Less than 3 months)
	R11	30–49	Male	Higher education	Office worker	Lateral malleolar	ORIF	1
	R12	50–69	Female	Higher education	Office worker	Lateral malleolar	ORIF	2
	R13	18–29	Female	Higher education	Teacher	Bi-malleolar	ORIF	1
	R14	70 or older	Female	Upper secondary school	Retired	Bi-malleolar	ORIF	3

^aThe education system in Norway into primary school with seven years of education (ages 6–12 years), lower secondary school with 10 years of education (ages 13–15 years), upper secondary school with more than 10 years of education (ages 16–18 years), and higher education (after secondary school)
^bExamples of office workers are administrators or engineers. Examples of manual worker are workshop operators or farmers
ASA American Society of Anesthesiology (pre-operative physical health status), ORIF Open reduction internal fixation

ISSN: 1749-799X