They have been shown to be valid , reliable , and responsive , with a low administration burden .
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to perform a st and ardized and systematic evaluation of the available evidence on multi-item shoulder-specific patient-reported outcome measures that are applicable to a wide spectrum of disorders .
Italian version of ASES questionnaire for shoulder assessment: cross-cultural adaptation and validation
The patient-oriented measures , represented by self-administered question naire , have become an important aspect of clinical outcome assessment . To be used with different language groups and in different countries , question naires must be translated and adapted to new cultural characteristics and then vali date d by a widely accepted process to evaluate reliability and validity , fundamental characteristic for each measure . The aim of the study is to perform the cross-cultural adaptation and to assess the Italian version instrument reliability and validity . The study design is a cross-cultural adaptation and cross-sectional study of a sample of patients affected by shoulder disorder with a sub sample followed prospect ively for retest reliability . The American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons St and ardized Shoulder Assessment Form was culturally adapted for Italian-speaking people , following the simplified Guillemin criteria . Reliability and validity were assessed in a cross-sectional study of 50 consecutive patients affected by shoulder disorder . A sub- sample of 20 patients was followed prospect ively for retest reliability . The results were compared with other vali date d patient-oriented measures . The ASES scales showed a high correlation with other patient-oriented measures , as hypothesized , and it also showed good values with regard to reproducibility , consistency and validity , to the original versions published in English . These findings suggest that the evaluation capacities of the Italian version of ASES are equivalent to those of English language version
They have been shown to be valid , reliable , and responsive , with a low administration burden .
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to perform a st and ardized and systematic evaluation of the available evidence on multi-item shoulder-specific patient-reported outcome measures that are applicable to a wide spectrum of disorders .