Measuring shoulder function: A systematic review of four questionnaires

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review of the quality and content of the psychometric evidence relating to 4 shoulder disability scales: the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) questionnaire, the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI), the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score, and the Simple Shoulder Test (SST). METHODS: We conducted a structured search using 3 databases (Medline, CINAHL, EMBase). In total, 71 …