title: Measurement properties of the QuickDASH (disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand) outcome measure and cross-cultural adaptations of the QuickDASH: a systematic review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify and synthesize evidence for the measurement properties of the QuickDASH, a shortened version of the 30-item DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand) instrument.
  
  
  METHODS
  This systematic review used a best evidence synthesis approach to critically appraise the measurement properties [using COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN)] of the QuickDASH and cross-cultural adaptations. A standard search strategy was conducted between 2005 (year of first publication of QuickDASH) and March 2011 in MEDLINE, EMBASE and CINAHL.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The search identified 14 studies to include in the best evidence synthesis of the QuickDASH. A further 11 studies were identified on eight cross-cultural adaptation versions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Many measurement properties of the QuickDASH have been evaluated in multiple studies and across most of the measurement properties. The best evidence synthesis of the QuickDASH English version suggests that this tool is performing well with strong positive evidence for reliability and validity (hypothesis testing), and moderate positive evidence for structural validity testing. Strong negative evidence was found for responsiveness due to lower correlations with global estimates of change. Information about the measurement properties of the cross-cultural adaptation versions is still lacking, or the available information is of poor overall methodological quality.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Work and Health, 481 University Avenue, Suite 800, Toronto, ON, M5G 2E9, Canada, ckennedy@iwh.on.ca.
authors.forename: Carol A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: Dorcas E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Beaton
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Dwayne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Van Eerd
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Taucha
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inrig
authors.forename: Sheilah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hogg-Johnson
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Linton
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Couban
mesh_terms: D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012782:Shoulder / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires