Journal article
A validation study comparing two self-reported upper extremity symptom surveys with clinical examinations for upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders
Work (Reading, Mass.), Vol.43(3), pp.293-302
01/01/2012
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-1401
PMID: 22927597
Abstract
Objective: Evaluate the validity of two self-report symptoms surveys with two disorder classification protocols.
Participants: 100 graduate students at a private school in the Southwest United States.
Methods: Study participants completed two self-report upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms surveys: a nine item 10 cm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and a nine item Likert categorical scale anchored from "None" to "Very severe". Clinical examinations were administered using two musculoskeletal disorder classification protocols.
Results: For the nine body regions, concordance between the two self-report symptoms scales ranged from 0.49-0.75. Overall there was greater than 80% agreement for the two disorder classification protocols. Using either symptom survey with either disorder classification protocol provided high sensitivities and specificities (Youden's J >= 0.70). Three of possible six symptom survey/classification protocol pairings provided high sensitivities and specificities across all disorder groups.
Conclusion: In this graduate student sample, none of the self-report symptom survey-classification protocol pairings was demonstratively more useful than any other pairing for studies of musculoskeletal disorders among computer users.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A validation study comparing two self-reported upper extremity symptom surveys with clinical examinations for upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders
- Creators
- Cammie Chaumont Menendez - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthBenjamin C. Amick - Center for Environmental HealthMark Jenkins - Rice UniversityCyrus Caroom - Baylor College of MedicineMichelle Robertson - Liberty MutualFred Gerr - University of IowaJ. Steven Moore - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthRonald B. Harrist - Center for Environmental HealthJeffrey N. Katz - Harvard University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Work (Reading, Mass.), Vol.43(3), pp.293-302
- Publisher
- Ios Press
- DOI
- 10.3233/WOR-2012-1401
- PMID
- 22927597
- ISSN
- 1051-9815
- eISSN
- 1875-9270
- Number of pages
- 10
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2012
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984364456202771
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