Validation of the shoulder36 for the activities of daily living with shoulder disorders.
Satoshi Shimo, Yuta Sakamoto, Takashi Amari and 1 others
PMID 28533600WHAT IT FOUND
Shoulder36 scores tracked closely with QuickDASH scores for most shoulder disability domains.
Patients completed it easily, but the sports domain was not validated well in this small group.
Key findings
01Patients completed the Shoulder36 easily, answering 99% of items.
02Most Shoulder36 domains showed strong relationships with QuickDASH domains.
03The sports domain was not validated well against the QuickDASH sport/music module because response was low and the sample was small.
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
The sample was small, non-random, and drawn from one orthopedic clinic, and the authors said it was not representative of the general population. The sports domain was not successfully validated against the QuickDASH sport/music module because response was low and the sample was small. The authors said larger, high-quality studies are still needed to confirm the findings. The questionnaire was not validated across cultures, and the authors noted it measures only physical health components. The authors noted the Shoulder36 has not been used by anyone except its developers.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that Shoulder36 is validated for sports or competitive activity. The sports domain did not show a statistically significant relationship with the QuickDASH sport/music module, and the authors said that relationship could not be validated.