Reliability And Validity Of Urdu Version Of Disabilities Of The Arm, Shoulder And Hand Questionnaire

Reliability And Validity Of Urdu Version Of Disabilities Of The Arm, Shoulder And Hand Questionnaire Among Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patients

The goal of study is to convert Disabilities Of The Arm, Shoulder And Hand Questionnaire into Urdu and test its reliability and validity among the Pakistani citizens. Also check its correlation with Boston carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire and visual analogue scale as well.

A cross-sectional study will be conducted after approval from ethical review committee of Riphah international university of Faisalabad. Total of 90 participants will be included in this study from different community areas, hospitals and rehabilitation centers with carpal tunnel syndrome. 71 of them will be male and 19 will be female. Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire will be correlated with Boston carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire and visual analogue scales. These questionnaires will be filled by participants firstly for baseline, secondly after treatment and third one week later as a follow up. Written informed consents will be taken before filling questionnaires.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age above 18 years.
• Subjects with phalen's and Tinnel's test positive.

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants who had following conditions:

• Diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease, rheumatoid arthritis, radiculopathy of cervical spine, cognitive impairment.
• Hand surgery within previous 3 months.
• Difficulty in understanding of language.
• Musculoskeletal disorder.