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ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2026

Mandarin Chinese Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Hospital for Special Surgery Pediatric Functional Activity Brief Scale (Chinese HSS Pedi-FABS).

Chih-Kai Hong, Ru-Ting Tsai, Peter D Fabricant, Chi-Hsiu Wang, Su-Ying Lee, Chien-An Shih, Jou-Hua Wang

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Chih-Kai HongDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3231-1789
Ru-Ting TsaiCathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Peter D FabricantPediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8070-685X
Chi-Hsiu WangDepartment of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Su-Ying LeeDepartment of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Chien-An ShihDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Jou-Hua WangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0475-2917

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Background: The Hospital for Special Surgery Pediatric Functional Activity Brief Scale (HSS Pedi-FABS), consisting of 8 simple questions, is a useful tool for quantifying children's physical activity for research and clinical practice. Because of cultural diversity and variation in native languages across regions, translation and cross-cultural adaptation of patient-reported outcome measures is required. Purpose: To translate, cross-culturally adapt, and validate a Chinese version of the HSS Pedi-FABS questionnaire. Study Design: Cohort study (diagnosis); Level of evidence, 2. Methods: The HSS Pedi-FABS was translated into Chinese following a standardized 5-step forward-backward protocol, including translation, synthesis, back translation, expert review, and pretesting. Healthy children aged 10 to 18 years completed the Chinese HSS Pedi-FABS along with the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) or Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A) for construct validation. Test-retest reliability was assessed over a 7- to 30-day interval, internal consistency was measured using Cronbach alpha, and construct validity was evaluated using Pearson correlation coefficients. Results: A total of 184 children aged 10 to 18 years participated. The Chinese HSS Pedi-FABS demonstrated excellent internal consistency (Cronbach α = .93) and test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.98). Strong correlations were observed with PAQ-C ( Conclusion: Our study demonstrated that the Chinese version of the HSS Pedi-FABS is a well-validated and reliable instrument for assessing physical activity among healthy Chinese-speaking children and adolescents. This work will assist future researchers in studying and developing physical activity-related outcome measures for Chinese-speaking children.

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adolescentcross-cultural adaptationHSS Pedi-FABSpediatricphysical activity

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PMCPMC13009762

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