Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Arabic version of the simple shoulder test in the United Arab Emirates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Simple Shoulder Test (SST) is a simple and short patient-reported outcome measuring functional limitations of the affected shoulder in patients with shoulder dysfunction. Although it is widely used in different clinical cultures, literature review to date revealed that the SST has not been yet translated nor validated in the Arabic language.

Research objectives

To translate, culturally adapt, and validate the Arabic version of the Simple Shoulder Test (SST).

Methodology

A forward-backward translation method was adopted. One hundred and forty-one patients with shoulder pain were recruited for psychometric analysis based on the inclusion criteria. The test-retest reliability of the Arabic SST (ASST), pain, disability and total scores were assessed using i

SUBMITTER: Shousha T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9067704 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature