Hand ScleroDerma Lived Experience Scale in Individuals With Systemic Sclerosis

Investigation of the Turkish Validity and Reliability of the Hand ScleroDerma Lived Experience Scale (HAnDE Scale) Questionnaire in Individuals With Systemic Sclerosis

The aim of this study was to examine the Turkish validity and reliability of the Hand scleroDerma lived Experience Scale (HAnDE Scale) Questionnaire in individuals with SSc.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being diagnosed with Systemic Sclerosis by a rheumatologist
• Being 18 years of age or older,

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of neurological disease
• Presence of any orthopedic problem that will affect functionality
• Presence of orthopedic surgery history
• Inability to speak or understand Turkish fluently.
• Presence of psychiatric disease that will affect cooperation.
• Severe neurological disease that will affect hand functions (peripheral nerve lesion, trauma, operation, cerebrovascular accident).
• Heart failure and lung pathology that will affect daily living activities.