The Validity, Reliability and Internal Consistency of the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the FIL-DASH (Filipino Version of the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand) Questionnaire in Patients with Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injuries.
Background: The objective of this paper was to determine the validity, reliability and internal consistency of the translated FILIPINO DASH (FIL-DASH) questionnaire in patients with traumatic brachial plexus injuries. Methods: Thirty-five adult patients with traumatic brachial plexus injury were enrolled in the validation stage. The same questionnaire was given to the patient between 7 to 14 days for the test-retest reliability. The validated Filipino version of the SF-36 was used as the gold standard to determine the construct validity of the translated DASH. We also compared the DASH score with the SF-36 total and subscale, validated Brief Pain Inventory Severity and Interference Scale and the Visual Acuity Scale (VAS) for Pain. Results: The internal consistency was adequate, with Cronbach's Alpha for the 30 items of 0.93 and an average inter-item covariance of 0.399. The test-retest reliability was 0.87 (p < 0.001). There was no significant difference in establising the validity of the translated DASH against SF-36 total and Subscale, validated Brief Pain Inventory Severity and Interference Scale and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Conclusions: The translated DASH (FIL-DASH) questionnaire was internally consistent and showed no difference in testing for test-retest reliability and validity against functional outcome measures and pain scales validated for adult Filipinos.
['Estrella|Emmanuel P|EP|', 'Orillaza|Nathaniel S|NS|', 'Castillo-Carandang|Nina T|NT|', 'Cordero|Cynthia P|CP|', 'Juban|Noel R|NR|']
D000293:Adolescent D000328:Adult D000368:Aged D001132:Arm D001917:Brachial Plexus D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison D004185:Disability Evaluation D005260:Female D006801:Humans D008297:Male D008875:Middle Aged D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care D010146:Pain D010147:Pain Measurement D015203:Reproducibility of Results D012782:Shoulder D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires D064232:Visual Analog Scale D055815:Young Adult
Validity Disability Brachial plexus DASH SF-36 Quality of life