Validity and Comprehensibility of Current Shoulder Elbow Functional Outcomes Measures in Children

摘要

Objectives:To assess the comprehensibility of the Quick Disabilities of the Arm, the Shoulder and Hand Score (Quick DASH) and the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized Shoulder Assessment Form (ASES) in children, identify sources of response errors, and modify items, in order to develop an original, age-appropriate, validated pediatric shoulder and elbow patient-reported outcome (PRO) survey.