Cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties of the Malay Shoulder Pain and Disability Index.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study is to cross-culturally adapt the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index from English to Malay, and to evaluate the measurement properties of the Malay version among Malay speakers with shoulder pain.

Methods

Cross-cultural adaptation of the Malay version of Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (M-SPADI) was conducted according to international guidelines. 260 participants (Shoulder pain = 130, No shoulder pain = 130) completed the M-SPADI, the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), and measurement of shoulder active range of motion (AROM). 54 participants repeated M-SPADI within a mean of 9.2 days.

Results

Cross-cultural adaptation of M-SPADI had no major issues. The M-SPADI had good face validity; item and scale content validity indexes (I-CVI, S

SUBMITTER: Ho CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8932568 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature