Measuring the whole or the parts? Validity, reliability, and responsiveness of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand outcome measure in different regions of the upper extremity.

By Dorcas E. Beaton, Jeffrey N. Katz, A. Fossel, J. Wright, V. Tarasuk, C. Bombardier. Journal of Hand Therapy, 2001

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Development of the QuickDASH: comparison of three item-reduction approaches. (2005, background): “The final decision was to be based on three criteria: (1) fewest items with >40% in one response category, (2) a Cronbach alpha of >0.”
Measuring shoulder function: a systematic review of four questionnaires. (2009, background): “(19,32,52), with an MCID of approximately 10 points (52).”
Minimal clinically important difference of the disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand outcome measure (DASH) and its shortened version (QuickDASH). (2014, background): “The items inquire about (1) the degree of difficulty during the preceding week in performing various physical activities because of problems in a shoulder, arm, or hand (21 items); (2) the severity of each of the symptoms of pain, activity-related pain, tingling, weakness, and stiffness (5 items); a”