Content Validation of a Questionnaire on Sports Activities in Children With Limb Amputation

The VESAQ study aims to validate the content of a questionnaire designed to assess sports participation in children with limb amputation. Content validation was conducted using a three-round Delphi method involving a multidisciplinary panel of adult experts with professional or experiential expertise relevant to pediatric limb amputation, rehabilitation, prosthetic management, and adapted physical activity. Children with limb amputation are the future target population of the questionnaire but did not participate in this content-validation study, and no individual medical data from pediatric patients were collected. The Delphi process aimed to establish expert consensus on the relevance and clarity of the questionnaire content and to produce a final consensual version of the VESAQ.

Inclusion Criteria: * Healthcare professionals or other specialists involved in the care or support of children with limb amputation, including physical and rehabilitation medicine physicians, physiotherapists, prosthetists and orthotists, occupational therapists, adapted physical activity professionals, and sports educators. * Patient experts. * At least one year of experience in the field of pediatrics, limb amputation, and/or prosthetic management. * Willingness to participate in the Delphi process and to provide informed consent and agree to confidentiality requirements Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal or withdrawal of consent for the use of study data. * Non-participation in the Delphi rounds or prolonged disengagement from the Delphi process. * Conflict of interest related to the validation of the questionnaire, including authorship of the VESAQ or commercial involvement. * Minors. * Individuals under legal protection or unable to provide informed consent.