| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Simple Shoulder Test (SST) |
| First Description |
J Shoulder Elbow Surg |
| Year | 2007 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Physical function, Work |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | Rotator Cuff Disease |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
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| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
Yes Shoulder pathology |
| Language: Originally published in | --- |
| Available in Language | English |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Godfrey J, Hamman R, Lowenstein S, Briggs K, Kocher M. |
| Title | Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the simple shoulder test: psychometric properties by age and injury type. |
| Journal | J Shoulder Elbow Surg |
| Year | 2007 |
| Vol | 16 |
| Num | 3 |
| Pages | 260-7 |
| Country | --- |
| Language | --- |
| Other references of interest | |
| No other References. | |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| No other References. | |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | --- |
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| Address | --- |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
Assess functional limitations of the shoulder relativw to the patient´s activity of daily living before and after treatment, and work |
| Number of Items | 12 items in 1 subdomain |
| Range | --- |
| Responses options/scale |
Yes All yes/no answer for each item |
| Developed for | Clinical practice |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
Items are scores as no=0 and yes=1. Overall score is calculated by: number of yes/number of completed items. o-100%. |
| Score Interpretation | O=worst, 100=best function |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | 2-3 minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | 0 minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Easy to use |
| Limitations | --- |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |