RT Generic
T1 Psychometric analysis of the questionnaires for the assessment of upper limbs available in their Italian version: a systematic review of the structural and psychometric characteristics
A1 Barni, Luca
A1 Ruiz-Munoz, Maria
A1 Gonzalez-Sanchez, Manuel
A1 Cuesta-Vargas, Antonio, I
A1 Merchan-Baeza, Jose
A1 Freddolini, Marco
K1 Upper Limb
K1 Review
K1 Psychometrics
K1 Questionnaires
K1 Pathology
K1 Cross-cultural adaptation
K1 Simple shoulder test
K1 Functional index
K1 Disability index
K1 Outcome questionnaire
K1 Korean version
K1 Dutch version
K1 Rotator cuff
K1 Validation
K1 Reliability
AB Introduction There is no systematic review that analyzes the psychometric properties of questionnaires in Italian. Previous studies have analyzed the psychometric characteristics of instruments for the measurement of pathologies of upper limbs and their joints in different languages. The aim of the present study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the questionnaires published in Italian for the evaluation of the entire upper limb or some of its specific regions and related dysfunctions. Evidence acquisition For the development of this systematic review, the following databases were used: PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane, Dialnet, Cinahl, Embase and PEDro. The selection criteria used in this study were: studies of transcultural adaptation to Italian of questionnaires oriented to the evaluation of upper limbs or any of their structures (specifically shoulder, elbow and wrist/hand), and contribution of psychometric variables of the questionnaire in its Italian version. Evidence synthesis After reading the titles and applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria to the complete documents, 16 documents were selected: 3 for the upper limb, 8 for the shoulder, 1 for the elbow and 4 for the wrist and hand. The cross-sectional psychometric variables show levels between good and excellent in all the questionnaires. Longitudinal psychometric variables had not been calculated in the vast majority of the analyzed questionnaires. Conclusions Italian versions of the questionnaires show good basic structural and psychometric characteristics for the evaluation of patients with musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and its joints (shoulder, elbow and wrist/hand).
PB Bmc
YR 2021
FD 2021-11-22
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/28180
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/28180
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 7, 2025