PMID- 36901380
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20230314
LR  - 20230418
IS  - 1660-4601 (Electronic)
IS  - 1661-7827 (Print)
IS  - 1660-4601 (Linking)
VI  - 20
IP  - 5
DP  - 2023 Feb 28
TI  - Responsiveness of the Arabic Upper Extremity Functional Index in Patients with 
      Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders.
LID - 10.3390/ijerph20054370 [doi]
LID - 4370
AB  - The aim of this study was to examine the ability of the Arabic Upper Extremity 
      Functional Index (UEFI) to detect change over time in upper extremity function 
      (responsiveness) in patients with upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders. 
      Patients receiving physical therapy care for their upper extremity 
      musculoskeletal disorders completed the Arabic UEFI; Disabilities of the Arm, 
      Shoulder and Hand (DASH); Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS); Global Assessment of 
      Function (GAF); and the Global Rating of Change Scale (GRC) at the initial visit 
      and later at a follow-up assessment. Responsiveness was examined by testing 
      predefined hypotheses regarding the correlations between the change scores in the 
      Arabic UEFI and the other measures. The Arabic UEFI change scores demonstrated a 
      significant positive correlation with the change in the DASH (r = 0.94), GAF (r = 
      0.65), NPRS (r = 0.63), and GRC (r = 0.73), which was in line with the predefined 
      hypotheses. The Arabic UEFI change scores demonstrated a pattern of correlation 
      with changes in other outcome measures that are consistent with the argument that 
      the Arabic UEFI change scores represent a change in upper extremity function. The 
      responsiveness of the Arabic UEFI was supported, and its use to monitor changes 
      in upper extremity function in patients with upper extremity musculoskeletal 
      disorders was supported.
FAU - Alnahdi, Ali H
AU  - Alnahdi AH
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1946-0739
AD  - Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King 
      Saud University, P.O. Box 10219, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia.
LA  - eng
GR  - RSPD2023R785/Researchers Supporting Project number (RSPD2023R785), King Saud 
      University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia./
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20230228
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Int J Environ Res Public Health
JT  - International journal of environmental research and public health
JID - 101238455
SB  - IM
MH  - Humans
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - *Upper Extremity
MH  - Shoulder
MH  - Hand
MH  - *Musculoskeletal Diseases
MH  - Pain
MH  - Disability Evaluation
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Psychometrics
PMC - PMC10001837
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - activity
OT  - longitudinal construct validity
OT  - psychometrics
OT  - upper limb
OT  - validity
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2023/03/12 06:00
MHDA- 2023/03/15 06:00
PMCR- 2023/02/28
CRDT- 2023/03/11 01:12
PHST- 2023/01/03 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/02/21 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2023/02/27 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/03/11 01:12 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/03/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/03/15 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2023/02/28 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ijerph20054370 [pii]
AID - ijerph-20-04370 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ijerph20054370 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 28;20(5):4370. doi: 
      10.3390/ijerph20054370.