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Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire (DASH)

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DASH Disability of the Shoulder, Arm and Hand questionnaire (30-item full-length version) – the main instrument; QuickDASH Quick Disabilities of the Shoulder, Arm and Hand questionnaire (13-item) – the abbreviated short version of the DASH

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Introduction

The DASH is the most important and most widely used measurement instrument for self-rated outcome of the upper extremity, that is, the shoulder, elbow, and hand, that is, wrist and finger joints (Kennedy et al. 2011; Angst et al. 2011). It is available in 55 languages and dialects; further 19 translations are in progress. This entry summarizes the psychometric properties of the DASH and its short form, the QuickDASH focusing on validity (Kennedy et al. 2011; Kennedy et al. 2013).

The following summary of characteristics of the DASH and the QuickDASH is the result of a systematic review about the psychometric properties. Literature was systematically reviewed by a standardized search algorithm in the PubMed, published...

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Angst, F., Benz, T. (2021). Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire (DASH). In: Maggino, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69909-7_3892-2

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