title: Cross-cultural adaptation and clinical evaluation of a Korean version of the disabilities of arm, shoulder, and hand outcome questionnaire (K-DASH).
abstract: We developed a Korean version of the disabilities of arm, shoulder, and hand outcome questionnaire (K-DASH) by performing cross-cultural adaptation and evaluated the reliability and validity of the K-DASH. The K-DASH, SF-36, and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain were administered to 161 patients with arm, shoulder, and hand problems. The internal consistency of the disability/symptom scores of the K-DASH was high (Cronbach's alpha 0.94). The retest assessed 131 of the 161 patients. The intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.91. The construct validity was evaluated using the correlations between the K-DASH and the SF-36 and VAS. The physical and mental component summary scales of the SF-36 and the VAS at rest and during activity were significantly correlated with the DASH disability/symptom scores. Despite the linguistic and cultural differences, the reliability and validity of the K-DASH were just as excellent as those of the original DASH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Bundang-gu, Seongnam City, Kyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Joo-Yup
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jae-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Joo Han
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Young-Mi
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Ko
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001132:Arm; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012782:Shoulder; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires