1. Validation of a Mobile Version of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized Shoulder Assessment Form: An Observational Randomized Crossover Trial
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Hou, Jingyi, Li, Qingyue, Yu, Menglei, Li, Fangqi, Tang, Yiyong, Long, Yi, Alike, Yamuhanmode, Zhang, Yuanhao, Ali, Maslah Idiris, Zhang, Congda, Li, Weiping, and Yang, Rui
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Information technology ,T58.5-58.64 ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
BackgroundThe American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized Shoulder Assessment Form (ASES) questionnaire is an effective tool for evaluating shoulder joint function. The development and usage of a mobile version of the ASES questionnaire has the potential to save time, money, and effort. ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to assess the equivalence between the paper and mobile versions of the ASES questionnaire and their acceptability among patients. MethodsThe paper and mobile versions of the ASES questionnaire were used to evaluate the shoulder joint function of 50 patients with shoulder pain. This study included patients from the shoulder clinic of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and Bland-Altman method were used to evaluate the agreement (reliability) of the scores obtained by the two methods (paper versus mobile). ResultsOf the 50 patients recruited from March 2018 to May 2019, 46 (92%) completed the study. There was a high agreement between the paper and mobile versions of the ASES questionnaire (ICC=0.979, 95% CI 0.943-0.987; P
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- 2020
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