Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie
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Comparative Study
Validation of a German version of the 'Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand' questionnaire (DASH-G).
In 1994 the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons' outcome research committee developed and validated a functional outcome questionnaire for disabilities of the upper extremity (DASH). The objective of our study was to translate the DASH into German and to evaluate its reliability and validity for German-speaking patients with shoulder pain. ⋯ Our data confirm that the German version of the DASH retains the characteristics of the American original and is a reliable and valid instrument to measure functional disability in German speaking patients with shoulder pain.