Responsiveness, minimal importance difference and minimal detectable change scores of the shortened disability arm shoulder hand (QuickDASH) questionnaire

Manual Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 404-407

  Polson, Kate ^a   Reid Duncan, D ^a   McNair, Peter J ^a   Larmer, Peter ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Disability; QuickDASH; Responsiveness; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISABILITY ARM SHOULDER HAND QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; GLOBAL CHANGE IN STATUS QUESTIONNAIRE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMAL DETECTABLE CHANGE SCORE; MINIMAL IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE SCORE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; DISABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHOULDER PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 77953806584     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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