Construct | Perspective of Score | Measuring Tool | Score Unit/Range | Reliability | |||
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Outcome (Dependent) Variables | |||||||
Pain | Self-report Self-report Self-report |
Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) – Pain Subscale [24-26] Numeric rating scale (NRS) of Pain [27-29] Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) [30] |
0-10 (5 pain items) 11 grade (0-10) pain rating scale 0-4 (13 items) |
ICC ≥ 0.89, α > 0.90 [26] Sensitivity=71% (for score of 1) [27, 28], ICC=.74 [29] α = 0.92 (with outpatients) [33] |
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Functional |
Timed performance Self-report Self-report |
FIT-HaNSA (Functional Impairment Test-Head and Neck, Shoulder, Arm) [32] Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) – Disability Subscale [24-26, 57] QuickDASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand) [29, 34-39] |
Average time in second for the 3 tasks that require lifting at
waist-level, lifting at eye-level or overhead manipulation for up to 5
minutes. 0-10 (8 disability items) Disability/symptom (11 items, scored 1-5) |
ICC have ranged from .79-.98 [10] ICC ≥ .89, α > .90 [26] ICC=.90-.94 [36, 37] |
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Health Status | Self-report : Physical and Mental Component Summary (PCS and MCS) | SF-12 (v2 health survey) [40] | 0-5 (12 items), finally PCS and MCS scores are converted range of 0 to 100 | ICC ≥ .77, α > .77 [58, 59] | |||
Predictor (Independent) Variables: Psychophysical factors | |||||||
Pressure Pain Sensitivity | Pressure pain threshold and pain tolerance | Computerized JTech algometer [43] | Pressure level at uncomfortable and intolerable are determined in muscle and bone | ICC range = .73-.99 [41, 42] | |||
Vibration Sensation Threshold | Threshold value of vibration sensation |
JTech vibrometer [46] |
50Hz Ramped protocol and threshold determined in micrometers. | ICC = .86- .89 [46] |
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Current Perception Threshold | Threshold value of current perception | Neurometer CPT/C [47, 48, 54] | 1-25 (R-CPT protocol, 5Hz) | Sensitivity = 73-92% [47, 48, 54] | |||
Patient factor (Covariate ) | |||||||
Comorbidity | Self-report | Katz comorbidity index [10] | 0-3 (12 items score) | ICC = .91 [55] |