According to the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey questionnaire developers, a global
measure of health-related quality of life such as the “SF-36 Total/Global/Overall Score” …

A review of the literature suggests there are two major aspects of responsiveness. We define
the first as “internal responsiveness,” which characterizes the ability of a measure to change …

OBJECTIVES: Recently, an increasing number of systematic reviews have been published
in which the measurement properties of health status questionnaires are compared. For a …

Abstract Background and Purpose. The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability,
construct validity, and sensitivity to change of the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) …

Background: The purpose of this study was to develop a short, reliable, and valid measure of
physical function and symptoms related to upper-limb musculoskeletal disorders by …

This article reviews current approaches to defining clinically meaningful change in health-
related quality of life (HRQOL) and provides guidelines for their use. Definitions of clinically …

The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) outcome measure was developed to
evaluate disability and symptoms in single or multiple disorders of the upper limb at one …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Inadequate pain assessment is a barrier to appropriate pain
management, but single-item “pain screening” provides limited information about chronic …

Apply the latest scientific and clinical advances with Wall & Melzack's Textbook of Pain, 6th
Edition. Drs. Stephen McMahon, Martin Koltzenburg, Irene Tracey, and Dennis C. Turk …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Physical function is an important measure of success of
many medical and surgical interventions. Ability to adjust for comorbid disease is essential …