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 .
Measurement of shoulder related disability: results of a validation study.
OBJECTIVE --To develop and vali date a question naire to quantify disability associated with shoulder symptoms . METHODS --A set of questions relevant to shoulder symptoms from a general disability interview was developed and the question naire applied to a cross-sectional population survey and a prospect i ve study of general practice attenders . Subjects included adults who reported current shoulder pain in a population survey and patients from three general practice s who attended with shoulder symptoms during a six month period . The main outcome measures were : frequency of problems with daily living related to shoulder symptoms , total score on 22-item disability question naire , and measures of shoulder movement . RESULTS --A higher proportion ( 80 % ) of patients attending their general practitioner with shoulder symptoms had five or more disabilities compared with subjects reporting shoulder pain in a community survey ( 34 % ) . The ranked frequency with which each disability was reported was similar in the two groups , although sleep disturbance was the most common problem in consulters . Self-reported disability is correlated with measures of restricted shoulder movement . CONCLUSION --This disability question naire was simple to complete and should prove useful for both general practice and population -based studies of shoulder pain
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 .