Validity And Reliability Study Of The Turkish Version Of Short Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index

Validity And Reliability Study Of The Turkish Version Of Short Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index

The purpose of this study is to examine the psychometric properties of a Turkish shortened version of the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (SHORTWORC).

Many of the musculoskeletal diseases that doctors treat every day affect both quality of life and functionality. Rotator Cuff diseases are highly prevalent shoulder disorders associated with pain and functional limitations. Thus, surveys measuring treatment outcomes and activity limitations have become important in clinical research. Such scales can be time consuming or impractical for the patient, depending on the areas they evaluate. For this reason, the development of scales focusing on specific areas facilitates evaluations in the clinical environment. The purpose of this study is to examine the psychometric properties the Turkish SHORTWORC index, which is designed to focus on a single parameter.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Between the ages of 18-64
• the presence of rotator cuff pathology requiring surgical treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

• Chronic inflammatory diseases
• cervical spine radiculopathy
• different structural shoulder problems in the last three months
• previous surgery and associated additional pathologies requiring stabilization or other major *surgery such as superior labral repair
• any history of systemic disease
• being an athlete