description of the shoulder disability questionnaires
| Questionnaire | Target population* | Domains† | Number of scales‡ | Number of items | Number of response options | Range of scores | Time to administer (min) | Ease of scoring | Study population(s)§ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Population for which the questionnaire has been developed; †domains: pain, other symptoms, physical functioning, emotional functioning, and social functioning; ‡scales: a subscore within a questionnaire; §population(s) used in the clinimetric studies. | |||||||||
| VAS, visual analogue scale; m-ASES, modified ASES67; ?, no data published. | |||||||||
| SDQ-UK | Shoulder symptoms | Physical, emotional, social | 1 | 22 | 2 | 0–22 | ? | Easy | Community/general practice2 |
| SIQ | Shoulder instability | Pain symptoms, physical, emotional | 1 | 12 | 5 | 12–60 | ? | Easy | Outpatient clinic3 |
| OSQ | Shoulder operation | Pain, physical | 1 | 12 | 5 | 12–60 | ? | Easy | Outpatient clinic4 |
| SDQ-NL | Soft tissue, shoulder disorders | Pain, physical, emotional | 1 | 16 | 3 | 0–100 | 5–10 | Easy | Rehabilitation centre,5 general practice62 |
| RC-QOL | Rotator cuff disease | Pain symptoms, physical, emotional, social | 1 | 34 | VAS | 0–100 | ? | Moderate | Sports medicine centre6 |
| DASH | Upper extremity | Pain symptoms, physical, emotional, social | 1 | 30 | 5 | 0–100 | <5 | Moderate | Medical centre,63,64 sports medicine clinic,8 upper extremity clinic65 |
| WOSI | Shoulder instability | Pain symptoms, physical, emotional, social | 5 | 21 | VAS | 0–2100 | ? | Moderate | Sports medicine clinic8 |
| SSRS | Shoulder problems | Pain symptoms, physical | 1 | 5 | 3; 4; 5 | 0–100 | <5 | Easy | Orthopaedic clinic,9 upper extremity clinic66,67 |
| SRQ | Shoulder disorders | Pain, function, social | 6 | 21 | 5; VAS | 17–100 | 5–10 | Difficult | hospital for special surgery10 |
| SST | Shoulder | Physical | 1 | 12 | 2 | ? | <3 | ? | Shoulder and elbow clinic,11 medical centre,64 private practice surgeon,49 upper extremity clinic66,67 |
| WOOS | Osteoarthritis of the shoulder | Pain symptoms, physical, emotional, social | 4 | 19 | VAS | 0–1900 | 10 | Moderate | Sports medicine clinic12 |
| SSI | Shoulder pain | Pain, physical | ? | 31 | 3; 5; VAS | 1–100 | 7 | Difficult | Upper extremity clinic66,67 |
| UEFS | Upper extremity (occupational) | Physical | 1 | 8 | 11 | 8–80 | <5 | Easy | Upper extremity clinic14 |
| ASES | Shoulder problems | Pain, physical, symptoms | 2 | 16, m-ASES: 15 | 2; 4; VAS | 0–100 | 3–5 | Difficult | Medical centre41,64 |
| SPADI | Shoulder pain | Pain, physical | 2 | 13 | VAS; 11 | 0–100 | 3–10 | Difficult | Ambulatory care clinic,16 medical centre,63,68 upper extremity clinic,66,67 physical therapy clinic,39 private practice surgeon 49,59 |
| UEFL | Upper extremity | Function | 1 | 3 | 5 | ? | ? | Easy | Older community women17 |