Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire in Swedish patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A validity study

The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire in a Swedish rheumatoid arthritis population. To investigate the concurrent and convergent validity, 67 patients with rheumatoid arthritis completed the DASH, the Hea...

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Published in:Journal of rehabilitation medicine 2012-01, Vol.44 (1), p.7-11
Main Authors: Bilberg, Annelie, Bremell, Tomas, Mannerkorpi, Kaisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - complications
Convergent validity
Correlation coefficients
Disability
Disability Evaluation
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pain
Physiotherapy
questionnaire
reliability
Reproducibility of Results
Rheumatoid arthritis
Severity of Illness Index
Sjukgymnastik
Surveys and Questionnaires
Sweden
Test-Retest reliability
upper extremity
Upper Extremity - physiopathology
validity
Young Adult
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Summary:The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire in a Swedish rheumatoid arthritis population. To investigate the concurrent and convergent validity, 67 patients with rheumatoid arthritis completed the DASH, the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ) and activity-induced pain. Active shoulder-arm motion, handgrip force and disease activity (Disease Activity Score in 28 joints; DAS28) were assessed. The test-retest reliability was investigated in 26 patients. Face validity was also investigated. Spearman’s correlation coefficient revealed a significant association (p 
ISSN:1650-1977
1651-2081
DOI:10.2340/16501977-0887