References

There is a growing body of research involving the DASH Outcome Measure. Here is a reference list of recent DASH-related publications (updated January 2007):

Key References

Solway S, Beaton DE, McConnell S, Bombardier C. The DASH Outcome Measure User's Manual, Second Edition. Toronto: Institute for Work & Health, 2002.

Beaton DE, Davis AM, Hudak P, McConnell S. The DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand) Outcome Measure: What Do We Know About It Now? British Journal of Hand Therapy 2001; 6(4):109-118

Beaton DE, Katz JN, Fossel AH, Wright JG, Tarasuk V, Bombardier C. Measuring the Whole or the Parts? Validity, Reliability & Responsiveness of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand Outcome Measure in Different Regions of the Upper Extremity. Journal of Hand Therapy 2001; 14(2):128-146.

Beaton DE, Wright JG, Katz JN, Upper Extremity Collaborative Group. Development of the QuickDASH: Comparison of three item-reduction approaches. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery - American Volume 2005; 87(5):1038-46.

Hudak P, Amadio PC, Bombardier C, and the Upper Extremity Collaborative Group. Development of an Upper Extremity Outcome Measure: The DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand). American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1996; 29:602-608.

Hunsaker FG, Cioffi DA, Amadio PC, Wright JG, Caughlin B. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Outcomes Instruments – Normative Values from the General Population. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2002; 84-A(2):208-215.

Other Papers

Adams J, Burridge J, Mullee M, Hammond A, Cooper C. Self-reported hand functional ability measured by the DASH in individuals with early rheumatoid arthritis. British Journal of Hand Therapy 2005; 10(1): 21-4.

Atroshi I, Gummesson C, Andersson B, Dahlgren E, Johansson A. The disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand (DASH) outcome questionnaire. Reliability and validity of the Swedish version evaluated in 176 patients. Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica 2000; 71(6): 613-618.

Beaton DE. Are you better? Describing and explaining changes in health status in persons with upper limb musculoskeletal disorders. PhD Thesis Dissertation, University of Toronto; Toronto, 2000.

Bot SD., Terwee CB., van der Windt DA., Bouter LM., Dekker J,. de Vet HC. Clinimetric evaluation of shoulder disability questionnaires: A systematic review of the literature. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2004; 63(4):335-41.

Brouwer B, Mazzoni C, Pearce GW. Tracking ability in subjects symptomatic of cumulative trauma disorder: Does it relate to disability? Ergonomics 2001; 44(4): 443-56.

Davidson J. A comparison of upper limb amputees and patients with upper limb injuries using the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH). Disability and Rehabilitation 2004; 26(14-15): 917-923.

Davis A, Beaton D, Hudak P and the Upper Extremity Collaborative Group. Measuring disability of the upper extremity: A rationale supporting the use of a regional outcome measure. Journal of Hand Therapy, 1999; 12(4):269-274.

De Smet L. Responsiveness of the DASH score in surgically treated basal joint arthritis of the thumb. Preliminary results. Clinical Rheumatology 2004; 23(3): 223-224.

Dowrick AS. Gabbe BJ. Williamson OD. Cameron PA. Does the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) scoring system only measure disability due to injuries to the upper limb? Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery - British Volume 2006; 88(4):524-7.

Dubert T, Voche P, Dumontier C, Dihn, A. Le questionnaire DASH. Adaptation francaise d'un outil d'evaluation international. Chirurgie de la Main 2001; 20:294-302.

Durand MJ, Vachon B, Hong QN, Loisel P. The cross-cultural adaptation of the DASH questionnaire in Canadian French. Journal of Hand Therapy 2005; 18(1): 34-9.

Fayad F., Mace Y., Lefevre-Colau MM., Poiraudeau S., Rannou F., Revel M. Measurement of shoulder disability in the athlete: A systematic review. Annales de Readaptation et de Medecine Physique 2004; 47(6):389-95.

Felderhoff J, Wiemer P, Dronsella J, Weber U. The operative therapy of distal unstable radius fractures with dorsal and palmer plates. A retrospective study with respect to the DASH-score system. Orthopade 1999; 28(10):853-63.

Gay RE, Amadio PC, Johnson JC. Comparative responsiveness of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand, the Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire and the SF-36 to clinical change after carpal tunnel release. Journal of Hand Surgery (American) 2003; 28A(2): 250-254.

Germann G., Harth A., Wind G., Demir E. Standardisation and validation of the German version 2.0 of the Disability of Arm, Shoulder, Hand (DASH) questionnaire. Unfallchirurg 2003; 106(1):13-9.

Germann G, Wind G, Harth A. The DASH (Disability of Arm-Shoulder-Hand) questionnaire - A new instrument for evaluating upper extremity treatment outcome. Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir 1999; 31(3): 149-52.

Greenslade JR, Mehta RL, Belward P, Warwick DJ.. DASH and Boston questionnaire assessment of carpal tunnel syndrome outcome: What is the responsiveness of an outcome questionnaire? Journal of Hand Surgery (British) 2004; 29B(2): 159-164.

Gummesson C., Atroshi I, Ekdahl C. The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) outcome questionnaire: Longitudinal construct validity and measuring self-rated health change after surgery. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2003; 4(1): 11.

Hannah SD, Hudak PL. Splinting and radial nerve palsy: A single-subject experiment. Journal of Hand Therapy 2001; 14(3):195-201.

Hwang JJ, Goldfarb CA, Gelberman RH, Boyer MI. The effect of dorsal carpal ganglion excesia on the scaphoid shift test. Journal of Hand Surgery (British) 1999; 24B(1):106-108.

Imaeda T, Toh S, Nakao Y, Nishida J, Hirata H, Ijichi M, Kohri C, Nagano A, for the Impairment Evaluation Committee, Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand. Validation of the Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand version of the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire. Journal of Orthopaedic Science 2005; 10(4):353-9, 2005.

Imaeda T, Hirata H, Toh S, Nakao Y, Nishida J, Ijichi M, Nagano A. Comparative responsiveness of Japanese versions of the DASH and SF-36 questionnaires and physical measurement to clinical changes after carpal tunnel release. Hand Surgery 2006; 11(1-2):27-33.

Imaeda T, Toh S, Wada T, Uchiyama S, Okinaga S, Kusunose K, Sawaizumi T. Impairment Evaluation Committee, Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand. Validation of the Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand Version of the Quick Disability of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (QuickDASH-JSSH) questionnaire. Journal of Orthopaedic Science 2006; 11(3):248-53.

Jain R., Hudak PL, Bowen CV. Validity of health status measures in patients with ulnar wrist disorders. Journal of Hand Therapy 2001; 14(2):147-53. Jain R, Hudak P, Vaughan C, Bowen A. Health status following recessional ulnar osteotomy. Hand Surgery, 2000; 5(1):11-17.

Jester A., Harth A., Wind G., Germann G. The "Shoulder, Arms and Hand Disability Questionnaire" as a scale for identification of the diagnosis-specific activity profile. Unfallchirurg 2003; 106(10):834-8.

Jester A, Harth A, Germann G. Measuring levels of upper-extremity disability in employed adults using the DASH Questionnaire. Journal of Hand Surgery - American Volume. 30(5):1074.e1-1074.e10,

Jester A, Harth A, Wind G. Germann G. Sauerbier M. Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire: Determining functional activity profiles in patients with upper extremity disorders. Journal of Hand Surgery - British Volume 2005; 30(1):23-8.

Kirkley A., Griffin S., Dainty K. Scoring systems for the functional assessment of the shoulder. Arthroscopy 2003; 19(10):1109-20.

Kirkley A, Griffin, S, McLintock H, and Ng L. The development and evaluation of a disease-specific quality of life measurement tool for shoulder instability. The Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index. American Journal of Sports Medicine 1998; 26(6):764-72.

Kotsis SV &Chung KC. Responsiveness of the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire and the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire in carpal tunnel surgery. Journal of Hand Surgery - American Volume 2005; 30(1):81-6.

Lee EW, Chung MM, Li AP, Lo SK. Construct validity of the Chinese version of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire (DASH-HKPWH). Journal of Hand Surgery - British Volume 2005; 30(1):29-34.

Lee EW, Lau JS, Chung MM, Li AP, Lo SK. Evaluation of the Chinese version of the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH-HKPWH): cross-cultural adaptation process, internal consistency and reliability study. Journal of Hand Therapy 2004; 17(4):417-23.

>Liang HW, Wang HK, Yao G, Horng YS, Hou SM. Psychometric evaluation of the Taiwan version of the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) questionnaire. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association 2004; 103(10):773-9.

MacDermid JC, Richards RS, Donner A, Bellamy N, Roth JH. Responsiveness of the Short Form-36, Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire, patient-rated wrist evaluation and physical impairment measurements in evaluating recovery after a distal radius fracture. Journal of Hand Surgery 2000; 25A(2): 330-40.

MacDermid JC., Tottenham V. Responsiveness of the disability of the arm, shoulder, and hand (DASH) and patient-rated wrist/hand evaluation (PRWHE) in evaluating change after hand therapy. Journal of Hand Therapy 2004; 17(1):18-23.

MacDermid JC, Drosdowech D, Faber K. Responsiveness of self-report scales in patients recovering from rotator cuff surgery. Journal of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery 2006; 15(4):407-14.

Marx RG, Bombardier C, Hogg-Johnson S, Wright JG. Clinimetric and psychometric strategies for development of a health measurement scale. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 1999; 52(2):105-11.

Marx R. A comparison of clinimetric and psychometric techniques for item reduction in the development of an upper extremity disability measure. MSc Thesis Dissertation, University of Toronto; Toronto, 1996.

Marx RG, Bombardier C, Hogg-Johnson S, Wright JG. Clinimetric and psychometric strategies for development of a health measurement scale. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 1999; 52(2):105-11.

Marx RG, Bombardier C, Hogg-Johnson S, Wright JG. How should importance and severity ratings be combined for item reduction in the development of health status instruments. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 1999; 52(3):193-197.

Marx RG, Hogg-Johnson S, Hudak P, Beaton D, Shields S, Bombardier C, Wright JG. A comparison of patients' responses about their disability with and without attribution to their affected area. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2001; 54(6):580-586.

>McCook D. An evaluation of the DASH questionnaire in a clinical setting. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy 2001; 29(2):50.

McKee MD, Kim J, Kebaish K, Stephen DJG, Kreder HJ, Schemitsch EH. Functional outcome after open supracondylar fractures of the humerus. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2000; 82- B(5):646-51.

McKee MD, Wilson TL, Winston L, Schemitsch EH, Richards RR. Functional outcome following surgical treatment of intra-articular distal humeral fractures through a posterior approach. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2000; 82-A(12):1701-07.

Michener LA., Leggin BG. A review of self-reported scales for the assessment of functional limitation and disability of the shoulder. Journal of Hand Therapy 2001; 14(2):68-76.

Navsarikar A, Gladmann DD, Husted JA, Cook RJ. Validity assessment of the disabilities of arm, shoulder and hand questionnaire (DASH) for patients with psoriatic arthritis. Journal of Rheumatology 1999; 26(10):2191-94.

Ring D, Perey BH, Jupiter JB. The functional outcome of operative treatment of ununited fractures of the humeral diaphysis in older patients. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 1999; 81-A(2):177-90.

Rosales RS., Delgado EB., Diez de la Lastra-Bosch I. Evaluation of the Spanish version of the DASH and carpal tunnel syndrome health-related quality-of-life instruments: cross-cultural adaptation process and reliability. Journal of Hand Surgery (American) 2002; 27(2):334-43.

Salerno DF., Copley-Merriman C., Taylor TN., Shinogle J., Schulz RM. A review of functional status measures for workers with upper extremity disorders. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2002;. 59(10):664-70.

Schuind FA., Mouraux D., Robert C., Brassinne E,. Remy P., Salvia P., Meyer A., Moulart F., Burny F. Functional and outcome evaluation of the hand and wrist. Hand Clinics 2003; 19(3):361-9.

Skutek M, Fremerey RW, Zeichen J, Bosch U. Outcome analysis following open rotator cuff repair. Early effectiveness validated using four different shoulder assessment scales. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 2000; 120(7-8):432-36.

SooHoo NF, McDonald AP, Seiler JG 3rd., McGillivrary GR. Evaluation of contruct validity of the DASH questionnaire by correlation to the SF-36. Journal of Hand Surgery 2002; 27(3): 537-41.

Themistocleous GS, Goudelis G, Kyrou I, Chloros GD, Krokos A, Galanos A, Gerostathopoulos NE, Soucacos PN. Translation into Greek, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand Questionnaire (DASH). Journal of Hand Therapy 2006; 19(3):350-7.

Turchin DC, Beaton DE, Richards RR. Validity of observer-based aggregate scoring systems as descriptors of elbow pain, function, and disability. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 1998; 80A(2):154-62.

Upper Extremity Collaborative Group. Measuring disability and symptoms of the upper limb: A validation study of the DASH Questionnaire. Arthritis and Rheumatism 1996; 39(9):S112.

Westphal T, Piatek S, Schubert S, et al. Reliability and validity of the upper limb DASH questionnaire in patients with distal radius fractures. Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und ihre Grenzgebiete 2002; 140(4): 447-451.

Zimmermann R, Gschwentner M, Arora R, et al. Treatment of distal radioulnar joint disorders with a modified Sauve-Kapandji procedure: Long-term outcome with special attention to the DASH questionnaire. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 2003; 123(6): 293-298.

Zimmermann R., Sailer R., Pechlaner S., Gabl M. Functional outcome with special attention to the DASH questionnaire following callus distraction and phalangization of the thumb after traumatic amputation in the middle one-third. Archives of Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery 2003; 123(10):521-6.