Task: Answer Verification
Input (English): Question: Does psychological distress negatively affect self-assessment of shoulder function in patients with rotator cuff tears?
Answer: Higher levels of psychological distress are associated with inferior baseline patient self-assessment of shoulder pain and function using the VAS, the Simple Shoulder Test, and the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score. Longitudinal followup is warranted to clarify the relationship between distress and self-perceived disability and the effect of distress on postoperative outcomes after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.
Output (English): yes