Journal article
Clinimetric properties of the AUSCAN Osteoarthritis Hand Index: an evaluation of reliability, validity and responsiveness
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the reliability, validity and responsiveness of the Australian/Canadian (AUSCAN) Osteoarthritis Hand Index in both Likert (LK) and Visual Analogue (VA)-scaled formats.
METHODS: Two separate studies were conducted; the first addressing reliability and validity issues and the second addressing index responsiveness. In a group of 50 patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand, test-retest reliability was assessed at a 1-week …
Authors
Bellamy N; Campbell J; Haraoui B; Gerecz-Simon E; Buchbinder R; Hobby K; MacDermid JC
Journal
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, Vol. 10, No. 11, pp. 863–869
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 2002
DOI
10.1053/joca.2002.0838
ISSN
1063-4584