title: The Greek version of the Hand20 questionnaire: crosscultural translation, reliability and construct validity.
abstract: The English version of Hand20 questionnaire was translated into Greek and cultural adaptation was performed. The validity was assessed in 134 patients with a variety of upper limb disorders. A comparison of Hand20 and DASH was also performed. All patients completed EQ-5D, Hand20 and DASH questionnaire. Test-retest reliability was assessed in a subgroup of 37 patients. We assessed the convergent validity of Hand20 by correlating its scores to DASH and EQ-5D scores. We also compared the completeness of Hand20 and DASH. We found no statistically significant differences in Hand20 scores between the 1st and 2nd measurements as well as a strong correlation between Hand20 and the other two questionnaires. There were also better rates of response and fewer missing data even in elderly individuals.
authors.affiliation: University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.
authors.forename: Thomais
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Goula
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ververidis
authors.forename: Grigorios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tripsianis
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tilkeridis
authors.forename: Georgios I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Drosos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D054521:Cultural Competency; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014175:Translating; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000503:physiopathology*
keywords: DASH; Hand20; Translation; Upper Limb Disorders