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- Title
Responsiveness of the Arabic Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand in Patients with Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders.
- Authors
Aldaihan, Mishal M.; Alnahdi, Ali H.
- Abstract
This study aimed to examine the responsiveness of the Arabic Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand short version (Quick-DASH) in patients with upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders. Participants with upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders (N = 88) under physical therapy care were assessed at initial visit and later at a follow-up visit, and they completed the Arabic Quick-DASH, DASH, Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), Global Assessment of Function (GAF), and the Global Rating of Change Scale (GRC). Responsiveness of the Arabic Quick-DASH was assessed by examining six pre-defined hypotheses. Consistent with the pre-defined hypotheses, the Arabic Quick-DASH changes scores exhibited significant positive correlation with the change in DASH (r = 0.98), GAF (r = 0.67), NPRS (r = 0.72), and the GRC (r = 0.78). As hypothesized, the Arabic Quick-DASH showed a large effect size above the pre-determined level (ES = 1.61, SRM = 1.49) in patients who reported improved upper extremity function. The Arabic Quick-DASH change score discriminated between patients who reported improvement versus no improvement in upper extremity function (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve = 0.90). The results supported 100% (six out of six) of the pre-defined hypotheses. The Arabic Quick-DASH demonstrated sufficient responsiveness where all the pre-defined hypotheses were supported, leading to the established validity of the Arabic Quick-DASH change score as a measure of change in upper extremity function and symptoms. The minimal importance change in the Arabic Quick-DASH needs to be determined in future studies.
- Subjects
ARABIAN Peninsula; MUSCULOSKELETAL system diseases; RESEARCH evaluation; CONFIDENCE intervals; RESEARCH methodology evaluation; PHYSICAL therapy; FUNCTIONAL status; DISABILITY evaluation; HEALTH outcome assessment; ARM; PSYCHOMETRICS; COMPARATIVE studies; HAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; RECEIVER operating characteristic curves; DATA analysis software; SHOULDER; LONGITUDINAL method
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2023, Vol 11, Issue 18, p2507
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare11182507