Clinimetric evaluation of shoulder disability questionnaires: a systematic review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify all available shoulder disability questionnaires designed to measure physical functioning and to evaluate evidence for the clinimetric quality of these instruments.

Methods

Systematic literature searches were performed to identify self administered shoulder disability questionnaires. A checklist was developed to evaluate and compare the clinimetric quality of the instruments.

Results

Two reviewers identified and evaluated 16 questionnaires by our checklist. Most studies were found for the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand scale (DASH), the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI), and the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardised Shoulder Assessment Form (ASES). None of the questionnaires demonstrated satisfactory results for al

SUBMITTER: Bot SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1754942 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature