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 .
Questionnaire on the perceptions of patients about shoulder surgery.
We developed a 12-item question naire for completion by patients having shoulder operations other than stabilisation . A prospect i ve study of 111 patients was undertaken before operation and at follow-up six months later . Each patient completed the new question naire and the SF36 form . Some filled in the Stanford Health Assessment Question naire ( HAQ ) . An orthopaedic surgeon assessed the Constant shoulder score . The single score derived from the question naire had a high internal consistency . Reproducibility , examined by test-retest reliability , was found to be satisfactory . The validity of the question naire was established by obtaining significant correlations in the expected direction with the Constant score and the relevant scales of the SF36 and the HAQ . Sensitivity to change was assessed by analysing the differences between the preoperative scores and those at follow-up . Changes in scores were compared with the patients ' responses to postoperative questions about their condition . The st and ardised effect size for the new question naire compared favourably with that for the SF36 and the HAQ . The new question naire was the most efficient in distinguishing patients who said that their shoulder was much better from all other patients . The shoulder question naire provides a measure of outcome for shoulder operations which is short , practical , reliable , valid and sensitive to clinical ly important changes
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 .